A View of the Bishop's House with the Ruins, as they appear in going up the Hill from the Lower to the Upper Town (after Richard Short)
Antoine Benoist (before 1721 - 1770)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
434 x 586 mm
Place of origin
Canada
Order this imageCollection
Quebec House, Kent
NT 529118.3
Summary
Print, engraving, A View of the Bishop's House with the Ruins, as they appear in going up the Hill from the Lower to the Upper Town (after Richard Short) by Antoine Benoist (1632 - 1717)One of a set of twelve engravings of views of Quebec drawn on the spot by Richard Short. Published in 1761. (PR/13a to PR/13l. PR/13m is title page)
Provenance
Formerly part of the Wolfe-Aylward Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
No.10
Makers and roles
Antoine Benoist (before 1721 - 1770) , engraver (printmaker) after Richard Short (fl.1750-1777), artist