[The Quebec Driving Club meeting at the Place d'Armes].

Published by [Quebec?: c1826].

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Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)

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8 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches (22.1 x 38.5 cm). etching & aquatint (trimmed to borders, thus, loss of title & dedication, remnants of cellotape to upper edge & lower corners of verso, old backing on verso of print). First State "[of] undoubtedly the finest Canadian sleighing scene printed in Canada". (Allodi p. 51) Spendlove (p. 87) calls this etching "[a] print of considerable rarity". Engraved by James Smillie from a drawing by William Wallace of the 71st Light Infantry, this view shows the Quebec Driving Club enjoying a winter excursion in front of the Place d'Armes. Contrasting local figures are shown in the foreground riding a horse drawn sledge and a dog sled (initialled 'G.S.'). There are many interesting details, including street signs, buildings, the shop sign of his father, 'D Smillie & Sons', and Holy Trinity Church. Provenance: British American Bank Note Company Ltd (Allodi refers to two impressions in the 'B.A. Bank Note' collection). Allodi & Tovell, An Engraver's Pilgrimage James Smillie in Quebec, pp. 49-50, No. 32. Spendlove, The Face of Early Canada, pp. 87-88. Allodi, Printmaking in Canada, pp. 50-51 (second state illustrated). Villeneuve, Lord Dalhousie Patron And Collector, pp. 84-85 & No. 107. Harper, Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, pp. 290 & 320.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
[The Quebec Driving Club meeting at the Place d'Armes].
Author
WALLACE, William [Active 1824-1841] (After). SMILLIE, James [1807-1885] (Engraver).
Publisher
[Quebec?: c1826].
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
No Binding
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D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)

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Member: ILAB, ABAC In business since 1977. Retail shop with large stock, comprising: Old & Rare Books in most fields, Specializing in Voyages and Travels, Canadiana/America, Early Printed Books, Illustrated Books, Human Sciences 20th Century Books on Art & Decorative Arts, Architecture, Books about Books Antique Maps & Prints

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D. & E. Lake Ltd.

239 King Street East
Toronto, ON Canada M5A 1J9