Watercolour sketches by John William Forde, 1938, Smiths Falls

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Creator

John William Forde (1890-1964), Artist

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Watercolors

Description

Three watercolours of Beckwith Street mounted in a wood frame. The frame was cropped out of the image for this record. The ability to resize the image is extremely limited. See the Pages box at top of this record and click the downward pointing select arrow to access a cropped image of each of the watercolours.

Notes

From the Montague Farm Museum collection. Acquired from John William Forde's wife, Jessie Maitland (1902-1995). John William Forde was a Queen's Counsel (QC).

Inscriptions

Written in pencil:
Top, written on watercolour: "Russell Street East Side Beckwith Street looking south 1938"
Centre, left side, written on mat: "West side Beckwith Street West side corner of William Street 1938 27-11-38"
Centre, right side, written on mat: "Watercolours sketches by John W. Forde QC 1938"
Bottom, written on watercolour: "Beckwith Street East Side looking North, Main St. 1938 20-3-38"

Date of Original