A View of the Church of Notre Dame de la Victoire, Quebec ; Built in Commemoration of the raising the Siege in 1695 and destroyed in 1759 (after Richard Short)
Antoine Benoist (before 1721 - 1770)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1761
Materials
Paper
Measurements
434 x 598 mm
Place of origin
Canada
Order this imageCollection
Quebec House, Kent
NT 529118.6
Summary
Print, engraving, A View of the Church of Notre Dame de la Victoire, Quebec ; Built in Commemoration of the raising the Siege in 1695 and destroyed in 1759 (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.9
Makers and roles
Antoine Benoist (before 1721 - 1770) , engraver (printmaker) after Richard Short (fl.1750-1777), artist