This watercoloured engraving by Joseph Constantine Stadler, after George Heriot, depicts an interesting panorama of Québec City from the northern shore of the Saint-Charles River. In fact, if you enlarge the image, you can make out several buildings in town at the time.

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!

Québec City seen from the northern shore of the Saint-Charles River

Joseph Constantine Stadler, after George Heriot This watercoloured engraving by Joseph Constantine Stadler, after George Heriot, depicts an interesting panorama of Québec City from the northern shore of the Saint-Charles River. In fact, if you enlarge the image, you can make out several buildings in town at the time.

Chronoscope Can you identify a few? (unilingual French for a limited time)

Depicted period: 1796

Source: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1805

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