Fathers_of_Confederation_LAC_c001855.jpg
Summary
Artist |
Photographer: James Ashfield
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Description |
English:
Photo by James Ashfield of Canadian artist
Robert Harris'
1884 painting, "Conference at Québec in 1864, to settle the basics of a union of the British North American Provinces", also known as
"The Fathers of Confederation"
. The original painting was destroyed in the 1916
Parliament Buildings
fire.
Français :
Photographie d'une peinture de Robert Harris faite en 1884 initulée
Conférence à Québec, en 1864, pour établir les bases d'une union des provinces de l'Amérique du Nord britannique
. L'original de la peinture a été détruit en 1916 dans un incendie des édifices du Parlement.
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Date | 1885 photograph of an 1884 painting, depicting an event in 1864 | |||
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Licensing
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public domain
work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |