Philip John Bainbrigge

Philip John Bainbrigge (1817 – 1881) was a British military officer and painter who served in what was then called Upper and Lower Canada from 1836 to 1843.[1]

Philip John Bainbrigge
Sir Philip John Bainbrigge, c. 1840
Born1817 (1817)
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Died1881(1881-00-00) (aged 63–64)
Blackheath, England
EducationRoyal Military Academy at Woolwich (1830–1833)
Known forBritish military officer-painter

Biography

Bainbrigge was born at Lichfield, Staffordshire into a military family. He was trained as a military man and in art at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich (1830–1833) and posted to Canada in 1836. He served in the Rebellions of 1837-1838.

Portrait of Canadian Indian Christine Vincent by Philip Bainbrigge
Long Island – Dam and Locks, Rideau Canal, Upper Canada, Ottawa
Making Maple Sugar, Lower Canada, 1837

He travelled widely in Canada as it was then, drawing and painting watercolours of which 137 along with his drawing pencil, pen and ink are in Library and Archives Canada. His subjects ranged widely from the First Nations people to scenic views, especially of fortifications and occupations such as maple sugaring, which provide a valuable record of early Canada.[2] In 1841–1842, he was promoted to Acting Adjutant. In 1843, he returned to England where he died in 1881.

Albumen prints of Bainbrigge in 1862 by Camille Silvy are preserved in the Photography section of the National Portrait Gallery, London. [3]

Selected public collections

References
  1. Graham, Conrad. "Mont Royal-Ville Marie: Early Plans and Views of Montreal, 1991". library.gallery.ca. McGill-Queen’s University Press in Montreal. pp. 89. 97, 102, 105. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. Parkinson, Kamille T. H. (2005). Philip John Bainbrigge and the Group of 1838: Imperial Landscapes and the Colonial Art Scene in Canada. Kingston: Queen's U. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. "Sir Philip Bainbrigge (1 of 2 portraits)". National Portrait Gallery. NPG, London. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. "Philip John Bainbrigge collection [graphic material, 1836–1842]". recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. "Collection". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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  8. "Collection". collections.musee-mccord-stewart.ca. McCord Museum, Montreal. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  9. "Collection". gallica.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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