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George Heriot - Postmaster Painter Of The Canadas

George Heriot - Postmaster Painter Of The Canadas

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George Heriot - Postmaster Painter Of The Canadas

by Finley, Gerald

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ISBN 13
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University of Toronto Press, 1983. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. xx+310pp, b/w frontis, 93 b/w illustrations, index, cream boards a bit grubby & rubbed at the edges, internally a fine copy. Biography of Heriot [ 1759 - 1839 ] a Scottish born painter & artist. He enroled in the British Army where he was , as an Officer Cadet taught landscape painting. In 1792 was posted to Canada where he painted the Canadian Landscape as part of his post with the Royal Ordnance. In 1799 he was promoted to the post of Postmaster General for the British North American Colonies. Whilst his time as POstmaster was beset with problems, it was not until the 20th century that his pictures were recognised for their aritsic merit & more importantly their accurate portrayal of the Canadian Landscape & frontier life in the late 18th & early 19th centuries.

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Title
George Heriot - Postmaster Painter Of The Canadas
Author
Finley, Gerald
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used
Edition
1st edition.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0802055842
ISBN 13
9780802055842
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Place of Publication
Toronto
Date Published
1983
Keywords
ISBN 0802055842, art, travel, canada, fine art, biography, military, post, postal history

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