TAG Art Gallery - Historical Works

Welcome to TAG Art Gallery's Historical Works section.

Historical Works:
A rich collection of framed and unframed lithographs, drawings and maps that relate to the Niagara Region; including, many engravings of early Niagara Falls, the Death of General Brock, The Iron Suspension Bridge and prints from many familiar artists, including Nicholas Hornyansky, W. H. Bartlett, Lt. Col. Joseph Bouchette, James Hamilton, Ferdinand Richardt and Isaac Weld.

We are very proud to have pieces selected from the following collections for viewing:

Collections:

Niagara Falls Collection
Circa 1783 - View of Niagara Falls - Conrad Martin Metz, artist; James Heath, engraver Late 19th century - Watercolurs of Niagara Falls - by George Robert Bruenech A.R.C.A. (1851-1916) Circa 1779 - N/F engraving from Moore's Voyages & Travels - John Hamilton Moore, engraver Circa 1744 - Early depiction of N/F by a European - Henry Popple, artist; Covens & Mortier, publ. 1798 - Birdseye sketch of N/F - Isaac Weld, artist; Nede, engraver; J. Stockdale, publ. W.S. Haines, draftsman; E.R. Blackwell, civ. eng; Endicott, lithographer; 'Trigonometrical Survey of the Falls of Niagara - executed for the Geological Report of the Fourth District' Owen Staples, artist; 'Niagara Gorge'; small watercolour mounted on particle board Unknown artist; G. Cooke, engr.; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Browne, publ.; 'Falls of Niagara', engraved from an original drawing, Aug. 1, 1812 Currier & Ives, publ.; 'Niagara Falls from Goat Island; view of Terrapin Tower and Bridge at sunset Unknown artist; The Illustrated London News, publ.; aerial-view colour illustration of 'Three Great Power Plants Now Under Construction on the Canadian Side' of N/F; illustration courtesy of Scientific American; Sept. 2, 1905 Unknown artist; N. Currier, lith. & publ.; 'Falls of Niagara', view from Clifton House Church, artist; M. Knoedler & Co., publ.; view of Horseshoe Falls from Canadian side, near Table Rock (c1875) Unknown artist; J.F. Schreiber, engr., Esslingen, Ger.; 'Der Niagarafall in Nord Amerika'; colour illustration from vantage point of Clifton House Fred R. Holloway, artist, Drummondville (now part of Niagara Falls city); 'en plein' pencil drawing; 'The General View of the Falls of Niagara from Clifton House' (the first in a series of two) 1855

Mediums:		Various

St. Catharines Collection


Mediums:		lithograph

Queenston Collection
Nicholas Hornyansky (1896-1965) Born in Budapest, Hungary, he was working as a colour mixer in the printing office of his father by the time he was 12. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest, and continued his studies in Vienna, Munich, Antwerp & Paris. An accomplished portrait painter, about 1919 he returned to Belgium to do landscape paintings at the School of (Franz) Hens, as well as establishing himself in the field of etching. He left Belgium after nine years for Paris to focus on learning aquatint printmaking and for more etching studies. After a time back in Brussels, he came to Toronto in 1929, attracting the attention of artists & critics with exhibits at the Royal Canadian Academy and the annual shows of the Ontario Society of Artists. He became a leading member of the Society of Canadian Painters (Etchers & Engravers), managing touring exhibitions as early as 1939. His aquatints were described as unusually fine & colourful and filled with warmth & humanity. (Ref. - Dict. of Cdn Artists)

Mediums:		aquatints, lithographs