• John F. Halley (draughtsman)

View of the courtyard of Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié, Montréal

August 1933

- This drawing, which was composed from old photographs as indicated by the inscription, shows a view of the courtyard in front of Notre-Dame-de-Pitié. The inscription on the label states that the building to the left of Notre-Dame-de-Pitié is the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire; however, this identification is incorrect. According to Pinard, the building to the left of Notre-Dame-de-Pitié is a lodging wing of the Congregation of Notre Dame.

• record drawing

Black pastel ? over graphite

sheet: 36.5 x 30.3 cm

DR1987:0734

• rendering

• pictorial drawing

• eye-level view

- The drawing has been trimmed unevenly. A sheet of paper with two labels stored with the drawing was probably removed the back of the frame.

signed and dated - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.r.: "JOHN HALLEY. / AUG. 1933." inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, l.r.: "14 3/8 x 12" labelled - on the u.c. label, by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, c.: "A CORNER OF OLD MONTREAL / COURTYARD OF NOTRE DAME DE PITIE / NOW PART OF ST. LAWRENCE BLVD. / THE BUILDING IN THE CENTRE (LEFT) IS THE CHURCH / OF NOTRE DAME DE PITIE, ERECTED 1695, / REBUILT 1860, DEMOLISHED 1912. / THE BUILDING AT THE LEFT IS THE CHAPEL OF NOTRE DAME DE LA VICTOIRE, ERECTED 1718, / BURNT DOWN AND REBUILT 1768, DEMOLISHED 1900. / DRAWING COMPOSED FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS, / PLANS ETC. BY JOHN HALLEY" labelled - on the c. label, by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, c.: "" NOTRE DA[ME ... ] / P[AR ?] / JOHN H[ALLEY] / 3672 RUE [ ... ] / PRIX $25 00"[right edge of sheet torn; closing quotation mark missing]

• architecture