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LOT 516

Lot 516

After Richard Short (British, fl. bef. 1754 to aft. 1766)

After Richard Short (British, fl. bef. 1754 to aft. 1766)
Lot 516 Details
After Richard Short (British, fl. bef. 1754 to aft. 1766)

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

copperplate engraving with text on wove paper with text: 'To the Right Honourable Geroge Dunk, Earl of Halifax, THIS PLATE representing the Church of St. Paul and the PARADE at HALIFAX in Nova Scotia's most humbly INSCRIBED by his MAJESTY'S Principle Secretary of State' and '(Domenic) Serres pinx, Jn. (John) Fougeron, sculp.' and dated 1777, framed
sight 14 x 20 in — 35.6 x 50.8 cm; frame 21.2 x 26 in — 53.8 x 66 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $660
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Collection of Dr. Joe MacInnis, Toronto, ON

The Roberts' Art Gallery, 29 Grenville St., Toronto, ON, label verso

CONDITION DETAILS

Not examined out of the frame. Toned overall. Some wrinkling (in the sky above the steeple.)

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