A View of the Orphan's or Urseline Nunnery, taken from the Ramparts (after Richard Short)
James Mason (1710 – c.1785)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
430 x 580 mm
Place of origin
Quebec
Order this imageCollection
Quebec House, Kent
NT 529118.9
Summary
Print, engraving, A View of the Orphan's or Urseline Nunnery, taken from the Ramparts (after Richard Short) by James Mason (1710 – c.1785). 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.12
Makers and roles
James Mason (1710 – c.1785), engraver (printmaker) after Richard Short (fl.1750-1777), artist