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Fort Townsend, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Grant, James, 1852, Pen work
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Title
Fort Townsend, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Image from James Grant's sketchbook.
Artist / maker
Grant, James
Date
1852
Type
Pen work
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
James Grant, after drawing his barracks home in Canada as a teenager, decided to make new images of Fort Townsend in December 1852 - long after his return to Scotland. This image shows the west side of Barrack Square, the same view he had drawn when he was younger. Grant has written on the page 'Drawn from Memory'; however, when we compare it to his earlier drawing, it seems likely that Grant has actually drawn up a more sophisticated image based on his teenage work, but this time with improved shading and perspective. We can tell that he used his earlier drawing as the basis for this one because the buildings and mountains shown are exactly the same, and both pictures include a British flag flying over the barracks. Grant seems to have exaggerated his own ability to recall buildings he had not seen for 13 years!
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