Historical Art of Canada

This gallery offers a view into Canadian history, as depicted by masterful artists and historical illustrations. This collection spans centuries, capturing pivotal moments, cultural shifts, and daily life across Canada’s vast and diverse landscapes. From detailed paintings and engravings of early exploration, such as Jacques Car...Read more
170 items in this collection sampler
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A scene on the St LawrenceRiver, Canada.Montreal canbe seen in the distance.Date: 1848
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1010-15350
Black or Surf Duck, Buffel-Headed Duck, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck, Golden Eye and Shoveller, by A. Wilson, Print
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4220-807
Jacques CARTIER takes possession of the Baie de Gaspe in the name of the king of France
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Quebec:part of the fortifications between Palace and Hope Gates Date: circa 1860
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After: Cornelius Krieghofj, Canadian, 1812-1872, IIndian Wigwam in LowerCanada, Lithograph by A. Borum, sheet: 45.5 × 57.5 cm (17 15/16 × 22 5/8in.), Made in Canada, Canadian, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints
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4069-2745
Eskimo killing a deer in a lake from W E Parry Journal of 2nd voyage for discovery of N W Passage 1824
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4220-634
RIEL REBELLION Fighting between the government troops and the rebellious native Canadians
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General view of Quebec andthe St. Lawrence River Date: 17th century
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The quais on the St Lawrenceriver. Date: circa 1860
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UK/Canada: Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin (1786 - 1847), British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic, drawing for a statue subsequently erected at Franklin's home town of Spilsby, 1861
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Table rock, Niagara falls, Canada, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 469, Volume XIX, February 19-26, 1852.
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Adam Dollard and his men defend the fort at Long-Sault against a combined force of Iroquois and Hurons
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Douglas Firs and GiganticCedar on the road near NewWestminster, British Columbia Date: 1870
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A Sportsman's Camp' Camping by a lake. Date: 1915
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A view down King StreetDate: circa 1880
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Bird's-eye view of theharbour. Date: circa 1860
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1788-32185
Jacques Cartier carries his expedition up the San Lorenzo River in Canada, 1535, engraving.
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The town of Saint-Pierre, onthe island of the same name,off Newfoundland.Date: 1887
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Icebergs at Midnight, Labrador, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Brush and oil paint on paperboard, A loosely painted large blue iceberg is highlighted at right, while a smaller blue iceberg lurks slightly behind the other in dark blue waters. The vibrant red sky fades into the cream colored ground, a large margin of which can be seen at the bottom., Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, June-July 1859, seascapes, Drawing, Drawing
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4069-260
Defenders of the Empire, advertisement for Claymore whisky, by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, 1924
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Seascape with Iceberg, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Brush and oil paint on paper, An iceberg is shown in the central background against the evening sky., Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 1859, seascapes, Drawing, Drawing
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1788-53117
Nomad camp in Canada, 18th century, engraving from the The Customs of the American Savages Compared with the Customs of Ancient Times (vols. 1 - 2, 1724), by Joseph - Francois Lafitau (1681 - 1746). Canada, 18th century.
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1788-52962
The arrival of the French on the island of Newfoundland, engraving by Busset. Canada, 18th century.
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New Westminster, a developing town on the Frazer River,British Columbia.Date: 1861
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Dollard dies near Montreal while defending his stockade against the Iroquois ; every one of the French force dies fighting
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Marche de Bon Secours - astreet market like those inFrance.Date: circa 1860
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YORK (TORONTO) THE INTENDED CAPITOL OF UPPER CANADA, by Edward Walsh, 1803. York was named the permanent capital of British Upper Canada in 1796. The name of Toronto was dropped in favor the English place name of 'York', until the City of Toronto was incorporated on March 6, 1834 (BSLOC_2019_5_46)
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Frederick Arthur Stanley (1841-1908) 16th Earl of Derby, English Conservative politician. Known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 when he was created Baron Stanley of Preston, and Earl of Derby after the death of his older brother in 1893. Secretary of State for the Colonies (1885-1886). Governor General of Canada (1888-1893). Colour-printed wood engraving.
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Artist: Johan Frederik Clemens, Danish, 1748-1831, After: John Trumbull, American, 1756-1843, Death of General Montgomery at the Attack atQuebec, Engraving, framed and glazed, 50.8 × 76.2 cm (20 × 30 in.), Made in Germany, Depicted Québec, Canada, German, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints
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4220-2676
Delivering fur for theHudson's Bay Company at LowerFort Gary, Manitoba, CanadaDate: early 20th century
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4443-19618534
General Burgoyne Addressing the Indians at their War Feast in Canada, Print made by John Taylor, 1739-1838, British, 1804, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
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Dollard dies near Montrealwhile defending his stockadeagainst the Iroquois ; everyone of the French force diesfightingDate: May 1660
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1788-31958
Jacques Cartier (Saint-Malo, 1491-1557), French navigator who reached Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, setting the foundations for French dominion in Canada, engraving by Pierre Gandon.
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Portraits of Four Indian Kings of Canada: The Four Indian Kings, Bernard Lens, 1659-1725, British, after Bernard Lens III, 1682-1740, British, 1710, Mezzotint; four oval busts on one sheet, each with an elaborate frame, incorporating a feathered crown and crossed weapons above., Sheet: 17 13/16 x 11 3/8in. (45.2 x 28.9cm)
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Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Brush and oil paint, graphite on paperboard, Coastal scene with a grass covered rocky promontory at left, a small cove in the foreground, and the ocean stretching out toward the horizon, at right., USA, August or September 1851, landscapes, Drawing, Drawing
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Portraits of Four Indian Kings of Canada: On Nee Yeath Tow no Riow, Pieter Schenck, 1660-1719, Dutch, after John Faber the Elder, ca. 1660-1721, British, OR John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695-1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, 1710, Mezzotint, Sheet: 10 x 7 5/8in. (25.4 x 19.4cm)
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Eskimo hunting sea birds, after John White, from Latin edition of the French translation of A True Report of the Last Voyage into the West and Northwest Regions, description of Frobisher 2nd voyage seeking northwest passage to Asia, 1580, by Dionyse Settle
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Onondaga village attacked in 1615 by Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635), French explorer and "founder of Canada".
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Distant view of the town. Do not confuse with StJohn's, NewfoundlandDate: circa 1860
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Views of Montreal and Louisburg: An East View of Montreal in Canada, Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710-1777, French, active in Britain, after Thomas Patten, 18th century, British, 1762, Color engraving, Sheet: 13 3/16 x 21 1/16in. (33.5 x 53.5cm)
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Plate showing bird specimens: 1) tree-Creeper of Cayenne; 2) colibri of Cayenne; 3) humming bird; 4) crested humming bird; 5) beccafico of Saint Domingue; 6) nuthatch of Canada. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Histoire Naturelle, Regne animal series (Natural History, Animal Kingdom).
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Boy with a Moose, Arthur Henry Howard Heming, American, b. Canada, 1870-1940, Ink on paper, Trial proof for illustration. Boy standing at the door of a log cabin in deep snow, stroking the head of a moose., USA, 1900, animals, Print, Print
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Canoe with Three Men, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Graphite on paper, Oblique rear view of canoe, heading toward the left, paddled by two men, with a third men sitting in center; indications of turbulent current of a rapids, and of trees in background., Quebec, Canada, 1897, landscapes, Drawing, Drawing
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Niagara Falls - from "Cartes Marines - a la Substitution du Valdec" c. 1640-1726 Newberry Library, Chicago
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Though the British army takes Quebec from the French, General James Wolfe is fatally wounded and dies on the battlefield
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British Navigator Henry Hudson And Son Set Adrift By Mutinied Crew In 1611 On Voyage Of Canada Hudson Bay Area Illustration By John Collier
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Artist: Johan Frederik Clemens, Danish, 1748-1831, After: John Trumbull, American, 1756-1843, Death of General Montgomery in the Attack onQuebec, Published1798, Engraving, 69.85 × 91.44 cm (27 1/2 × 36in.), Made in Germany, Depicted Québec, Canada, German, 18th-19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints
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Tile, Paul Revere Pottery, American, 1908 - 1942, Edith Brown, American, b. Canada, 1872-1932, Glazed earthenware, Glazed tile depicting a green three story house in a neighborhood. Underneath the image says: 'Hartt House Hull Street'., Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1913, tiles, Decorative Arts, Tile
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Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) Setting Up A Cross At Gaspe 1883 Pyle, Howard(1853-1911 American) Lithograph Private Collection
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Grand Manan Island, Canada, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Brush and oil on cardboard with brown back, The coast protrudes in the left middle plane. A hilly coastline is shown in the right background. The dark orange ground color is shown at the bottom., USA, ca. 1850, landscapes, drawing, drawing