George Russell Dartnell
(1799 - 1878)
Previously Sold Works
GEORGE RUSSELL DARTNELL
Falls of Montmorency, St. Lawrence c. 1838
watercolour heightened with white
signed and titled on the reverse; signed and titled on a label on the reverse, dated c. 1838 on a gallery label on the reverse;
sold together with “Posted to Canada: The Watercolours of George Russell Dartnell 1835-1844” (Honor De Pencier, Dundurn Press, Toronto, 1987)
10 x 13 ins ( 25.4 x 33 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $4,012.00
Sale date: September 29th 2020
G.R. Dartnell Biography
(1799 - 1878)
Born in Ireland, Limerick in 1799, George Russell Dartnell was a British army surgeon stationed in Canada from 1835 to 1844. Dartnell, an accomplished and popular surgeon, sketched more than 150 scenes of Canada’s dense forests, clear lakes and rough-edged beauty during his nine-year posting – all of which form an important part of Canada's pre-photographic visual history.
Source: Honour De Pencier, “Posted to Canada: The Watercolours of George Russell Dartnell 1835-1844”, Dundurn Press, Toronto, 1987