Historical Paintings of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Published by Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg, 1970. Complete boxed set of 14 lithographic prints on high quality thick art stock. Hinged box is 21.75 x 16.75 inches and the plates are 20 x 18 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm). A reproduction of the first page of the HBC’s charter is printed inside the lid. Descriptions of the prints are bilingual (English and French) and explains the events and persons depicted; each print is bilingually captioned. Individual prints can be framed. Plates are each in fine condition; box is structurally fine with light toning, a small soil mark to front panel and rubbing to rear.
These are reproductions of paintings which were specially commissioned for the Company’s calendar art beginning in 1912. The scenes depict events and people who were important to the history of the Hudson’s Bay Company. The original paintings are by well-known Canadian and British artists created between 1669 & 1942. The box set was produced in 1970 in a run of 10, 000 copies to celebrate the Company’s 300 years of history. Many of the portfolio prints were broken up and sold as individual prints on the secondary market and complete sets are becoming scarce.
