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Dame Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe (22 September 1762 – 17 January 1850) was an English artist and diarist in colonial Canada. Her husband, John Graves Simcoe, was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Her diary gives an account of Canadian life.
25 de may. de 2008 · Elizabeth was the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada. She was an author and illustrator, renowned for her detailed diary and pictures depicting life in early Upper Canada.
Elizabeth Simcoe was the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Elizabeth was an accomplished artist and, between 1791 and 1796, as she travelled throughout Upper and Lower Canada, produced a large number of sketches and watercolours depicting Canadian scenes.
Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe (nee Gwillim) was a British writer, artist, and wife of John Graves Simcoe (1752-1806), the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (1791-1798). She is best known for her diary entries, watercolors, sketches, and maps of the frontier of Upper and Lower Canada from 1791 to 1796.
The intimate and personal network of an imperial official's well-educated wife who migrated with her husband temporarily to the colonies served as a conduit for the sharing and formation of knowledge about Britain’s empire in the late eighteenth century.
Previous | Simcoe Home | Next. Elizabeth Simcoe - The Early Years | Sailing for the Canadas | Winter in Quebec City. Kingston and the Thousand Islands | Navy Hall and Niagara Falls | Travels Around the Niagara Peninsula. The Trip to York | Return to Niagara | Return to Quebec | The Final Year.
Travels With Elizabeth Simcoe: Return to Niagara. Return to Quebec. Click to see a larger version (130K) Quebec, St. Audrey, Grondines, Dechambeau, September 23, 1794, (detail) Elizabeth Simcoe, (1766-1850) Watercolour paper, full. Reference Code: F 47-11-1-0-153. Archives of Ontario, I0007005.
