Antique Print of Nelson’s Monument in Montreal – 19th Century Canada Scene

circa 1850 · Views & Engravings

Antique Print of Nelson’s Monument in Montreal – 19th Century Canada Scene

Name: Antique Print of Nelson’s Monument in Montreal – 19th Century Canada Scene
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-05150-2
Price: 145 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: circa 1850
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 20.5 × 12.5 cm (8.1 × 4.9 in)
Condition: Good. Condition overall. Light age-related toning throughout. Slight foxing visible in the margins. Left edge with mild fraying from removal from a bound volume. No tears or repairs. Paper remains strong and the image is well-preserved.
Places: Canada
Reference: BG-05150-2

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.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Nelson's Monument in Montreal, an original steel engraving by Lemaitre, with the heading "Canada" at the top and the caption "Monument de Nelson, à Montréal" below the image. The engraver's credit, "Lemaitre direxit," is printed below the plate at the lower left. The sheet dates from the mid-nineteenth century.

A tall classical column carrying a statue of Admiral Nelson rises from a square pedestal, which is decorated with carved naval emblems and a shield and is enclosed by an iron railing. The scene is set in an unpaved street, with two-story stone houses and a wooden shed at the sides, a cart and market women with baskets in the left foreground, and two figures walking at the right. A glimpse of the river appears between the buildings at the left. The sky is shaded in fine parallel lines.

The column was put up in Montreal in 1809, in the lower part of the city near the river, and it is one of the earliest monuments to Nelson anywhere, predating the one in Trafalgar Square. The print is one of a set of small Canadian views engraved in France around 1850, each headed "Canada" and numbered in the upper margin.

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