City of Quebec from the Harbour: A Vibrant 19th-Century Maritime Lithograph
€ 180
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Sheet size
19 × 25.4 cm (7.5 × 10.0 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13600-79
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good condition with vibrant colors, intact margins, slight toning, and minor foxing typical of age; ideal for framing and preservation.
About this sheet
City of Quebec, Taken from the Harbour, an original hand-colored lithograph drawn by R. S. M. Bouchette and printed by Day and Haghe, lithographers to the King, at 17 Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. The title is lettered below the image, with the artist's credit at the lower left and the printer's line at the lower right.
The view looks toward the city from the water on a blustery day. A rowing boat with a crew of men in the foreground rides a choppy swell, small sailing vessels with red and white sails cross the harbor, and a crowd of larger ships lies at anchor along the shore on either side. Behind them the pale cliff of Cape Diamond rises to the walls and skyline of the upper town, and the church spires and the fortifications on the heights stand against a heavy gray sky of broken cloud.
Quebec, on its rock above the St. Lawrence, was the chief port and fortress of British North America in the early nineteenth century. The view shows the harbor from the river, the way it was met by every ship that arrived from Europe.
