Robert C. Todd

The Timber and Shipbuilding Yards of Allan Gilmour and Company at Wolfe's Cove, Quebec, Viewed from the West

1840
Lumber and shipping baron Allan Gilmour (1805–1884) commissioned Robert C. Todd to make these two paintings of his property at Wolfe’s Cove, Quebec City. Each scene emphasizes an aspect of the company’s activities on shore in the lumberyard and the ships on the water, recorded by the artist in painstaking detail.
Title
The Timber and Shipbuilding Yards of Allan Gilmour and Company at Wolfe's Cove, Quebec, Viewed from the West
Date
1840
Medium
Painting
Materials
oil on canvas
Dimensions
74.5 x 120 cm
Nationality
Canadian
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Accession number
29696