Circle of Samuel Scott 1702-1772

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Description

Samuel Scott
British vessels at anchor in Annapolis Royal Harbour River, Nova Scotia, with a Vice-Admiral of the Red firing a salute
oil on canvas

Provenance

With Ronald A. Lee, from whom purchased by the mother of the current owner circa 1956

Literature

J. Russell Harper, Painting in Canada, 1966, p.33, pl.27

Catalogue Note

The composition of the present painting seems to derive from a sketch map made on the spot by J.H. Bastide in 1751, which is now in the Crown Collection of Maps and Plans in the British Museum.