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A North View of Montreal, Canada

1799
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink on paper mounted on card
Overall: 14 1/2 x 21 in. ( 36.8 x 53.3 cm )
X.451
DescriptionLandscape: A gift to the Duke of Kent
MarkingsSiggned and dated: at lower left: "1 Decem 1799 / R. Dillon delint et Pinxt. Inscribed: at bottom center: "To His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent. /This View is most Humbly Inscribed by his Royal Highnesses Most obedient Most Humble and Devoted Servant, / Richd Dillon. / A North View of Montreal"
InscribedInscribed at lower left inside image in gray watercolor: "1 Decemr 1799"; signed at lower left outside image: "R Dillon delint et Pinxt"; at lower center below image: "To His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. / This View is most Humbly Inscribed by His Royal Highness Most Obedient Most Humble and Devoted Servant. / A North View of Montreal."; at lower right in brown ink: "W.W."; below in gray watercolor: "Richd Dillon"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS