Perched atop Cape Diamant, watercolour artist and Royal Army admiral Michael Seymour took an original perspective of the landscape surrounding Québec City. You can see the river, the Laurentian Mountains and a few boats cutting through the water. This is the first of 16 images Seymour sketched in Québec City and Ontario in 1846.

1793 - 1840

Québec City en grand: A few panoramic works from the early 19th century

From the early 19th century onwards, there was a proliferation of realistic paintings showing Québec City silhouetted against vast panoramic landscapes. These pieces reveal the city’s picturesque nature. Behind its tranquil exterior, Québec City was already becoming one of the greatest gateways for British immigration to North America. This album presents panoramic works showing Québec City, surrounded by water, forests and mountains. For many immigrants to North America, such views were their first sight of a city on the continent. Come and see what they saw!

The St. Lawrence River from Québec City’s highest point

Sir Michael Seymour Perched atop Cape Diamant, watercolour artist and Royal Army admiral Michael Seymour took an original perspective of the landscape surrounding Québec City. You can see the river, the Laurentian Mountains and a few boats cutting through the water. This is the first of 16 images Seymour sketched in Québec City and Ontario in 1846.

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Depicted period: 1840

Source: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1840

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