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Watercolor Painting - "A View of Quebec from Point Levi"

1922-06-4

This painting was probably based on the engraving by the same title from W. Strickland. To the rather stark landscape of the engraving the artist added a bucolic landscape in the foreground complete with grazing cattle and all manner of vegetation. There are clouds in the sky. The execution of the buildings and landscape in the middleground is faithful to the print source. Landscape is split in the center by a bay of water. Buildings in far foreground with boats and people in near foreground. Framed under glass with eglomise border in black and gold. Along bottom of eglomise in gold lettering "View of Quebec from Point Levi" in center and "by Mary Bacon" at bottom right hand corner

Watercolor remained in family until purchased by donor.

Maryann Bacon Whittlesey of Roxbury attended the Litchfield Female Academy in 1802. She completed two watercolor views of Quebec, as well as a needlework embroidery of a pastoral scene.

• Whittlesey, Maryann Bacon, 1787-1869

ca. 1802

14 1/2"h x 20 3/4" w

• watercolor
• paper