J.W.A. [British, flourished c1828-1833]

   
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[Falls of Montmorenci].
10 5/8 x 10 ¾ inches. ink drawing on paper. titled & dated “July 1828” on recto  

Originally part of a 19th century military portfolio of watercolours & drawings. There were views of the St. Lawrence river [Quebec City, Montreal, the Thousand Islands], Niagara, Lake Champlain, Saratoga Springs, and Philadelphia.
Provenance: Purchased by Peter Nahum (Leicester Galleries, London, label on verso) from an English family, who were likely the descendants of the artist.