A View of the Pierced Island, a remarkable Rock in the Gulf of St. Laurence. Two Leagues to the Southward of Gaspe Bay (after Captain Sir Hervey Smythe)
after Captain Sir Hervey Smythe, 3rd Bt (Ampton 1731 - Elmswell 1811)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1760
Materials
Paper
Measurements
471 x 633 mm
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Quebec House, Kent
NT 529123.5
Summary
Print, engraving, A View of the Pierced Island, a remarkable Rock in the Gulf of St. Laurence. Two Leagues to the Southward of Gaspe Bay (after Captain Sir Hervey Smythe) by Pierre-Charles Canot ARA (Paris 1710 - Kentish Town 1777). One of a set of six engraved views of places in vicinity of Quebec, from drawings on the spot by Captain Sir Hervey Smythe (1731-1811), aide de camp to General Wolfe. Published in 1760. 'A View of the Pierced Island.' PR/18a, b, c, d and f are others in set PR/18g is title page.)
Makers and roles
after Captain Sir Hervey Smythe, 3rd Bt (Ampton 1731 - Elmswell 1811), artist Pierre-Charles Canot (Paris 1710 - Kentish Town 1777) , engraver (printmaker)