William Notman
François Gros-Louis, Fur trapper
About this artwork
The Scottish-born photographer, William Notman, built a substantial archive of images recording activities typical to nineteenth-century Canada. This has become an invaluable resource for researchers from all over the world. This image shows François Gros-Louis, an eighty-three-year-old native Canadian guide and hunter who appeared in Notman's scenes of caribou and moose hunting and was also painted trapping beaver.
Updated before 2020
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artist:William Notman (1825 - 1891) Scottish
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title:François Gros-Louis, Fur trapper
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date created:1866
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:12.70 x 8.70 cm
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell 1985
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accession number:PGP R 220
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William Notman
William Notman
William Notman left Glasgow in 1856. He had gone bankrupt and was at risk of court proceedings. Two years later he had set up as a photographer in Montreal. His was the most successful photographic business in nineteenth-century Canada. He recorded the building of the railways and the Canadian fur...
