Watercolour

Victoria Skating Rink

Painter Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (1846-1923)

SignatureOn image, l.l. : F M Bell Smith. 1871

InscriptionsOn back of canvas, printed on label, u.c. : galerie d'art michel bigué / F.M. BELL-SMITH 1871 / Victoria skating rink / aquarelle 24" x 37" / 315, rue Principale, Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts (Québec) J0R 1R0 (450) 227-5409

Date 1871

Medium / Technique Watercolour on paper mounted on canvas and frame

Dimensions61.7 × 94 cm

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts

Origin Canada, North America

Object NumberM2022.11.1

DivisionDocumentary Art

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Carolyn & Richard Renaud

NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
An artist’s rendering
At the time the composite photographs were being produced, Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith was an employee of the Inglis Studio. Many of the same characters who appear in his watercolour can be seen in the composites. Bell-Smith completed and exhibited his painting in Guelph, Ontario in 1874.

Status

On view

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