National Gallery of Canada Early Canadian Paintings Photos

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Gallery of Canadian paintings at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Thayendanegea by George Romney at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sir Alexander Mackenzie explorer by Thomas Lawrence at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Mme Félix Têtu portrait by Louis Dulongpré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Gallery of Canadian paintings at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) (1776) by George Romney at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sir Alexander Mackenzie explorer (c1800) by Thomas Lawrence at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Mme Félix Têtu portrait (1797-1800) by Louis Dulongpré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Julie Boucher de La Perrière portrait by Louis Dulongpré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Lady Croke portrait by Robert Field at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sir Alexander portrait by Robert Field at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Thayendanegea painting by William Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Julie Boucher de La Perrière portrait (c1805) by Louis Dulongpré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Lady Croke portrait (1808) by Robert Field at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sir Alexander portrait (c1808) by Robert Field at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) painting (c1807) by William Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Woolsey Family painting by William Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.John Mackenzie portrait by William Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Indian Dance at Amherstburg painting by William Bent Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Baptism of Christ carving by François Fournier of Quebec at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Woolsey Family painting (1809) by William Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.John Mackenzie portrait (c1811) by William Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Indian Dance at Amherstburg painting (c1825) by William Bent Berczy at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Baptism of Christ carving (1832-7) by François Fournier of Quebec at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Portrait of Adèle Fortier by Antoine Plamondon at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Abbé David-Henri Têtu portrait by Antoine Plamondon at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Father Charles Chiniquy portrait by Antoine Plamondon at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Port of Halifax National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Portrait of Adèle Fortier (1834) by Antoine Plamondon at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Abbé David-Henri Têtu portrait (1835) by Antoine Plamondon at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Father Charles Chiniquy portrait (1841) by Antoine Plamondon at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Port of Halifax (c1835) National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Timber & shipbuilding yards at Quebec City by Robert C. Todd at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Timber & shipbuilding yards of Allan Gilmour & Co. at Wolfe's Cove Quebec seen from south painting by Robert C. Todd at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Josephte Ourné by Joseph Légaré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Martyrdom of Fathers Brébeuf & Lalemant painting by Joseph Légaré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Timber & shipbuilding yards at Quebec City (1840) by Robert C. Todd at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Timber & shipbuilding yards of Allan Gilmour & Co. at Wolfe's Cove Quebec seen from south painting (1840) by Robert C. Todd at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Josephte Ourné (c1840) by Joseph Légaré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Martyrdom of Fathers Brébeuf & Lalemant painting (c1843) by Joseph Légaré at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Mrs. John Beverley Robinson portrait by George T. Berthon of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Miss Amelia Boddy portrait by John Bell-Smith of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Mr. & Mrs. William Croscup's painted room by unknown of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Parlor detail of Croscup's painted room of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Mrs. John Beverley Robinson portrait (1845) by George T. Berthon of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Miss Amelia Boddy portrait (1845) by John Bell-Smith of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Mr. & Mrs. William Croscup's painted room (c1845) by unknown of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Parlor detail of Croscup's painted room (c1845) of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Bagpiper detail of Croscup's painted room of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Native family & settlement detail of Croscup's painted room of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Port with sailing & steam ships detail of Croscup's painted room of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Georgian city detail of Croscup's painted room of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Bagpiper detail of Croscup's painted room (c1845) of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Native family & settlement detail of Croscup's painted room (c1845) of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Port with sailing & steam ships detail of Croscup's painted room (c1845) of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Georgian city detail of Croscup's painted room (c1845) of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Mi'kmaq Indians painting by unknown Canadian at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.The Studio painting by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Winter Landscape by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Winter Landscape painting by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Mi'kmaq Indians painting (c1850) by unknown Canadian at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.The Studio painting (c1845) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Winter Landscape (1849) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Winter Landscape painting (1851) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Self portrait by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Saint Anne Falls painting by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Chaudière painting by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Pets & the Materials by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Self portrait (1855) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Saint Anne Falls painting (1855) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Chaudière painting (1858) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Pets & the Materials (1860) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Winter Landscape, Laval painting by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Big Snake, Chief of the Blackfoot, Recounting his war exploits to five subordinate chiefs by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Assiniboine Hunting Buffalo by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Fort Garry & St. Boniface painting by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Winter Landscape, Laval painting (1862) by Cornelius Krieghoff at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Big Snake, Chief of the Blackfoot, Recounting his war exploits to five subordinate chiefs (c1851-6) by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Assiniboine Hunting Buffalo (c1851-6) by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Fort Garry & St. Boniface painting (c1851-6) by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
White Mud Portage, Winnipeg River painting by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sailing ship Frank off George Island, Halifax, NS painting by John O'Brien of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.View of Hamilton, Ontario painting by Robert R. Whale at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Canada Southern Railway at Niagara Falls painting by Robert R. Whale at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
White Mud Portage, Winnipeg River painting (c1851-6) by Paul Kane at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sailing ship Frank off George Island, Halifax, NS painting (c1856) by John O'Brien of Nova Scotia at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.View of Hamilton, Ontario painting (1853) by Robert R. Whale at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Canada Southern Railway at Niagara Falls painting (c1870) by Robert R. Whale at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Henriette Massüe Le Moine portrait by Théophile Hamel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Jean-Louis Beaudry portrait by Théophile Hamel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Théophile Hamel self-portrait at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Portrait of Dominick Daly O'Meara by Théophile Hamel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Henriette Massüe Le Moine portrait (1854) by Théophile Hamel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Jean-Louis Beaudry portrait (c1855) by Théophile Hamel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Théophile Hamel self-portrait (c1857) at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Portrait of Dominick Daly O'Meara (c1857) by Théophile Hamel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Voyageurs at Dawn painting by Frances Anne Hopkins of Britain at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Hunters Returning with their Spoil painting by Henry Sandham at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Laurentian landscape painting by John A. Fraser of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity landscape painting by Lucius R. O'Brien of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Voyageurs at Dawn painting (1871) by Frances Anne Hopkins of Britain at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Hunters Returning with their Spoil painting (1877) by Henry Sandham at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Laurentian landscape painting (1880) by John A. Fraser of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity landscape painting (1880) by Lucius R. O'Brien of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Kakabeka Falls, Kamanistiquia River painting by Lucius R. O'Brien of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Bonsecours Market, Montreal painting by William Raphael of Montreal at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Death of General Wolfe by George D. Tomlinson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Wreath of Flowers painting by William Brymner of Montreal at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Kakabeka Falls, Kamanistiquia River painting (1882) by Lucius R. O'Brien of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Bonsecours Market, Montreal painting (1880) by William Raphael of Montreal at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Death of General Wolfe (1882) by George D. Tomlinson (after Benjamin West) at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Wreath of Flowers painting (1884) by William Brymner of Montreal at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Meeting of the School Trustees painting by Robert Harris of Montreal at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Logging painting by George A. Reid of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.The Painter painting by Paul Peel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Venetian Bather painting by Paul Peel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Meeting of the School Trustees painting (1885) by Robert Harris of Montreal at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Logging painting (1888) by George A. Reid of Toronto at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.The Painter painting (1880) by Paul Peel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Venetian Bather painting (1889) by Paul Peel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.
Self portrait by Paul Peel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Portrait of Sir William van Horne by Wyatt Eaton at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.

Self portrait (1892) by Paul Peel at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Portrait of Sir William van Horne (1894) by Wyatt Eaton at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.

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