Painting, Oil: Nature in 1857, Bytown

Name/Title

Painting, Oil: "Nature in 1857, Bytown"

Entry/Object ID

P560

Description

One oil painting depicting the Ottawa River with a small island in the foreground. On the river is a small raft on the left, and a large sailed timber raft is on the right. Cliffs covered with trees rise on the right bank, on the left the shoreline is flat and there are fields with several houses on left. Green forest and hills in background. The top half of the painting is a yellow and turquoise sky with streaks of clouds. The painting is displayed in a thick gold colored frame with a rectangular silver plaque attached to the bottom of the frame.

Made/Created

Notes

Support: Canvas

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"NATURE IN 1857 // BYTOWN // J.GOODALL".

Notes

Engraved on the metal plaque nailed to the frame.

Transcription

"At Bytown // Scene Nature in 1857 // J. Goodall".

Notes

Written on the back of the canvas.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

PAINTING, PAINTING, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Painting (visual work), Oil, Painting

Dimensions

Height

40.8 cm

Width

51.5 cm