Camp at McVicars Creek (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Red River Expedition, July 1870)

Camp at McVicars Creek (Thunder Bay, Ontario; Red River Expedition, July 1870)
Similar compositions by Armstrong: watercolour dated July 1870 in PAC (Negative. No. C-11749; reproduced in Image of Canada, No. 5, and in Campbell, Early Days on the Great Lakes, p. 106); watercolour dated 1870, lot 4 (illustrated) in Joyner Fine Art auction catalogue 1 December 1986. A wood-engraving, very similar to the latter, is in Canadian Illustrated News, Montreal, 30 July 1870, p. 69 b.: RED RIVER EXPEDITION-COL. WOLSELEY'S TENT AT THUNDER BAY. From a sketch by our special Artist.||Inscribed in pen and black ink, l.l.: 1870; l.r.: Wm Armstrong / 1913; In pencil, mount vso left: [beginning of each line preceding ''WA'' trimmed] / barrel in front / dial on top / Doctor of the / s, Mrs Wolselys / is in front of her / and occasionally / The barrels beyond / contained ammunition / ious-The Camp of the / alion (Quebec) was camped / side of McVicars creek / of drawing-/ sault commanding WA||