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View of the Locks at the Entrance of Rideau Canal

William S. Hunter

MEDIUM Hand-coloured lithograph
DATE 1855
DIMENSIONS 29.5cm x 21.3cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2021.18.02
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: Gift of Andy Wilder, 2021
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Image shows a colourful scene of the entrance of the Rideau Canal locks which stretch into the distance in the centre of the work. Some rafts and a steam boat can be seen in front of the entrance and a few houses can be seen along either side of the canal. There is a roadway on the left side of the work and both sides are flanked with trees. The viewer appears to be standing on a perch with some trees as seen in the foreground on the left side of the work.

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