Lot 511
Hippolyte Victor Valentin Sebron (French, 1801-1879)
Lot 511 Details
Hippolyte Victor Valentin Sebron (French, 1801-1879), French
LES CHUTES DU NIAGARA, VUE GENERALE / NIAGARA FALLS, GENERAL VIEW, 1852
handcoloured aquatint with letters, engraved by Friedrich Salathe (1793-1858), published by William Schaus, Goupil & Co., New York, Paris, London & Berlin, 1852.
Sight 23.25 x 37.25 in — 59.1 x 94 cm
Estimate $300-$400
Provenance:
Prominent Collection, Canada
Literature:
J. Russell Harper, “Early Painters and Engravers in Canada”, p. 283
Note:
The French-born illustrator and painter, Sebron, visited Niagara Falls in 1850 and prepared views from the Canadian side which were engraved in Paris. While in the United States (1849-circa 1855) he painted American views, chiefly dioramas. Harper states there is some evidence that Sebron was in Canada from 1855 to 1863.