Québec City, the maritime capital of the 18th-century
In the decades following 1760, the Province of Quebec became part of the British Empire in North America. The St. Lawrence River was the main commercial gateway to the continent. For Québec City residents, the river had become an even more important part of daily life. Often related to the import or export of goods, their work was closely linked to this waterway. For landscape artists of the period, Québec City was quite inseparable from the St. Lawrence River, which almost always appeared in their artwork. Discover a few of these magnificent works.
James Fittler, after William Marshall Craig
After the Conquest in 1759 and the attempted American invasion in 1775, Québec City enjoyed more peaceful times. The city’s inhabitants were firmly subjects of the British Empire and they adapted their daily life to this new situation. In this engraving by artist James Fittler, local residents chat with a British soldier by the river.
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