Like many army personnel, Major-General James Pattison Cockburn trained at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, England. This institution trained military personnel in advanced artistic techniques so they could depict the places the were deployed to. When he was stationed in Québec City, from 1822 to 1823 and again from 1826 to 1832, Cockburn produced dozens of magnificent works he sketched on the spot. This album invites you to take a tour of Québec City and surrounding areas through a few of the major-general’s works.
Philip John Bainbridge
Before the advent of refrigeration, Québec City residents used blocks of ice cut from the Saint-Charles River or Beauport Bay. Used to preserve food in summer, they were harvested by ice-cutters, who served local residents and businesses. This piece by James Pattison Cockburn captured the cutters’ work.
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