Copper plate with an etched image of St. Patrick's Church, Montréal

People:

Unknown, Canada, 19th century (etcher)
Pierre-Louis Morin (architect)
Félix Martin (architect)

Title:

Copper plate with an etched image of St. Patrick's Church, Montréal

Date:

ca. 1847

Description:

- This copper printing plate depicts St. Patrick's Church, Montréal, as indicated by the inscription.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 printing plate(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Dimensions:

plate: 9.7 x 11.6 x .1 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0421

Drawing Type:

rendering

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- All edges of the printing plate are smoothed down, and the corners are rounded off. The verso of the printing plate is much darker, with slight scratches and dark pock marks throughout.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the etcher ? in the plate, l.l.: "Notre Dame Street / Montreal"; b.: "ST PATRICKS [sic] CHURCH"; and l.r.: "B. DaWSON [sic] / Bookseller & Stationer" [all inscriptions are reversed] numbered - by the etcher ? in the plate, t.: "W4109 040710-0"

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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