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Unidentified Portrait of an African-Canadian Boy.

Library and Archives Canada / Acc. No. 1990-207-94 / e011185574 | Copyright Expired

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Date

1840-1846.

Artist

Mary R. McKie (c. 1817-1887)

Collection

Library and Archives Canada

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https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=FonAndCol&id=2836925&lang=eng

Description

Head and shoulders portrait of a young African-Canadian boy. Lady Falkland was in Halifax during her husband's term as governor of Nova Scotia, 1840 to 1846. Two other works by McKie, (1990-207-31X and -33X) are inscribed "bought by Lady Falkland." McKie exhibited four works at the Halifax Mechanics institute exhibit at Dalhousie College in September, 1848.
Nova Scotia had a relatively large "coloured" population: approximately 3000 emigrated to Nova Scotia during and after the American Revolution, and 2000 after the War of 1812.

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Library and Archives Canada / Acc. No. 1990-207-94 / e011185574

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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