Thomas Burrowes (artist)
Thomas Burrowes | |
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Born | 27 October 1796 Worcestershire, England |
Died | 21 May 1866 (aged 69) |
Known for | Watercolourist |
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Thomas Burrowes (1796–1866) was a Captain with the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners who served as both a surveyor and overseer during the construction of the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada. Burrowes is known, however, for having documented the construction of the canal and the landscape of the surrounding area in a series of watercolour paintings, thus creating an important eyewitness record of one of the most important engineering projects of 19th century Canada.
Biography
Burrowes was born in 1796 in
In 1829, Burrowes was posted to
Artwork
Throughout his career, Burrowes painted watercolours documenting the construction of the canal and the landscape of Upper Canada. His paintings were discovered in 1907 in the attic of one of Burrowes' daughters in Detroit, Michigan, and were donated to the Archives of Ontario in 1948 by Burrowes' grandson. The paintings have been referred to as "some of the most famous images in Ontario history", constituting "one of the most important ever private donations to the Archives of Ontario".[4]
References
Notes
- ^ "Archives of Ontario : Thomas Burrowes fonds". ao.minisisinc.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Bruce. "Cpl. Thomas Burrowes (1796-1866) – Part 1: The Early Years – Stalking the Dead". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ January 22, Susanna McLeod Published on; January 22, 2013 | Last Updated; Est, 2013 1:45 Pm (22 January 2013). "The engineer with the artist's soul". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ A Private, Precious Gift, Archives of Ontario, Retrieved 21 January 2008.
Bibliography
- Laberge, Edward P (1987), The artistic legacies of John Burrows and Thomas Burrowes. Bytown pamphlet series., Ottawa, Ontario: The Historical Society of Ottawa
External links
- Eyewitness: Thomas Burrowes on the Rideau Canal - Online exhibit of the Archives of Ontario
- Osborne, B. The Artist as Historical Commentator: Thomas Burrowes and the Rideau Canal. 1983 Jan 1. Archivaria [Online] 1:17. Retrieved 2008-01-22.