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LOT 528

Lot 528

Autograph Transcription of 'Brave Wolfe', c.1800

Autograph Transcription of 'Brave Wolfe', c.1800
Lot 528 Details
Autograph Transcription of 'Brave Wolfe', c.1800

a fair copy in quill on one page of wove paper, written in two columns on both sides
12.5 x 7.75 in — 31.8 x 19.7 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $120
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Autograph Transcription of 'Brave Wolfe', c.1800
  • Autograph Transcription of 'Brave Wolfe', c.1800
Note:

Widely considered to be the first and one of the finest native Anglo-Canadian ballads, and was very likely inspired by Benjamin West's highly sentimentalised depiction of Wolfe's 1759 death on the Plains of Abraham.

The Canadian Encyclopedia on 'Brave Wolfe'

CONDITION DETAILS

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