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Attributed to Philip John Bainbrigge (British, 1817-1881) 'Brookeville – Upper Canada' image 1
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Lot 164

Attributed to Philip John Bainbrigge
(British, 1817-1881)
'Brookeville – Upper Canada'

7 – 15 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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Attributed to Philip John Bainbrigge (British, 1817-1881)

'Brookeville – Upper Canada'
inscribed 'Brookeville – Upper Canada' (lower left) and 'Brookeville' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and scratching out on paper
15.5 x 23.1cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/8in).

Footnotes

Bainbrigge arrived in Canada on board the Arab transport on June 25, 1836, in time to take part in the military operations along the Richelieu River and at St. Eustache during the Rebellions of 1837-8.

Bainbrigge travelled widely in Upper and Lower Canada and the Maritimes, reporting on fortifications and other defensive measures. He was assigned on special service duty concerning the Maine-New Brunswick boundary dispute and was acting adjutant from 1841 until his return to England on August 4, 1842.

For a variant of the same size by Bainbrigge see Library and Archives Canada, Item ID number 2836284 ('Brockville, September 1840').

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