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This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $600 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount
8108 29-May-2020 04:06:49 PM $600

LOT h001

1845 - 1930
Canadian

Sir John A. MacDonald, circa 1885
albumen print on board
inscribed "Sir John A. MacDonald" faintly and on verso inscribed with the gallery inventory "SBG-WT-0005-CF"
8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in, 21.6 x 18.4 cm

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,600 CAD

Sold for: $750

Preview at: Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto – by appointment only

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Ontario
Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto


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William James Topley is well known for his portraiture of Canadian politicians and high society. He was also a business partner of the acclaimed photographer William Notman, and eventually took over Notman's Ottawa studio in 1872. Topley’s studio attracted many leading figures of his day, including the sitter of this photograph, Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. Topley’s photographs are an important record of Canadian history and its major players.

This work was printed circa 1885. The albumen print is mounted on a board which measures 10 x 8 inches.

Please note: this work is unframed.

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