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Description
Complete box set of 14 full colour lithographic prints of 'Historical
Paintings of the Hudson's Bay Company'
• 18 inches x 20 inches • high quality art stock • suitable for framing.
These fourteen reproductions are from the original paintings in the
collection of the Hudson's Bay Company. The paintings
were specially commissioned for the Company's historical
series, and are the works of well-known Canadian and
British artists. Paintings by W.G. Davies, F. Arbuckle,
C. Comfort, A.S. Scott, B. Johnson, L. Bouchard, N.
Wilkinson, and J.S. Halla span between years 1669 to
1942.
1) The Nonsuch Returns to London 1669/From the painting by Norman
Wilkinson C.B.E 2) Granting of the Hudson's Bay
Company's Royal Charter, 2nd may 1670 3) First White
Women Arrive at Moose Fort, 1683/ From the painting by
William G. Davies 4) Henry Kelsey sees the Buffalo,
August 1691/ From the painting by Charles W. Jefferys 5)
Samuel Hearne Builds Cumberland House, 1774-75/ From the
painting by Franklin Arbuckle, R.C.A. 6) Trading
Ceremony at York Factory, 1780's/ From the painting by
A. Sheriff Scott, R.C.A. 7) The Spring Brigade leaves
Lachine for the West, 1820's/ from the painting by
Franklin Arbuckle R.C.A. 8) Chief Trader Archibald
McDonald Descends the Fraser River, 1828/ From the
painting by A. Sherriff Scott, R.C.A. 9) S.S Beaver
Anchored off Fort Victoria, 1846/ From the painting by
A. Sheriff Scott, R.C.A. 10) Dr. John Rae finds Franklin
Relics, Pelly Bay, 1854/ From the paintings by Charles
F. Comfort, R.C.A. 11) Fort Edmonton, 1867/ From the
painting by Lorne Bouchard R.C.A 12) Donald Smith and
Louis Riel, Fort Garry (now Winnipeg, Manitoba) 1870/
From the painting by Bruce Johnson 13) North-West
Mounted Police at Lower Fort Garry, 1874/From the
painting by William G. Davies 14) Distributor at Fort
Norman, Northwest Territories, 1942/ From the painting
by J.S. Hallam, R.C.A.
Date "1670-1970" is represented on portfolio with four characters only in
such way, that the numerals "6" and "9" are
super-imposed and the date could be interpreted either
as "1670" or "1970". Dates refer to the 300th
anniversary of granting of the Hudson's Bay Company's
Royal Charter, 2nd May 1670. Excellent Condition!
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The Historical Paintings of the Hudson's
Bay Company from 1670-1970.
This portfolio contains a complete box set of 14
full colour lithographic prints for the 300th
anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company.
The paintings were specially commissioned for the
Company's historical series, and are the works of
well-known Canadian and British artists.
The prints are full colour reproduction, 16 inches
by 20 inches, printed on high quality art stock.
They were packaged in a special grey hinged box
with a reproduction of the first page of the HBC's
charter inside the lid.
The descriptions of each of the prints are
bilingual (English and French) and explains the
events and persons depicted.
Each print is also bilingually captioned.
The HBC had 10,000 of the commemorative sets
printed. Of these, some were distributed for public
relations purposes, the remainder were sold in the
Bay's retail stores. Some sets were later broken up
and prints sold individually on request.
In 1975 the prints were still available, but by
1979, the company's supply was exhausted. The sets
initially sold for $7.98, were reduced to $6.98, and
later to $3.95 in 1971.The reproduction that we have
pictured to the left, is described as "the Nonsuch
Returns to London 1669/From the painting by Norman
Wilkinson C.B.E."
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