Object Record
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Metadata
Accession # |
AC2008.1.1 |
Item Name |
Painting Portrait |
Description |
Gouache and watercolour painting on cardboard, a bust-length portrait of Robert Boyd (1797-1880) of Guelph Township, by an unidentified artist, ca. 1860. He has wispy white hair, parted at the side, and sideburns, and is wearing a black suit with white shirt and black bow tie. He has light grey eyes. Neutral beige background. Blank on reverse. At some point prior to donation, the cardboard was unevenly trimmed to fit within a frame. AC8 |
Date |
Circa 1860 |
Provenance |
Robert Boyd was born in 1797 in Ayrshire, Scotland, to John Boyd and Margaret Howat. He emigrated to Canada in 1830, where he married fellow Scot, Elisabeth 'Betsy' Inglis (1811-1870) on 08 August 1840. They farmed in the Paisley Block, Guelph Township, and raised a family. His wife passed away in 1870, and he retired from the farm into the Town of Guelph around 1876. Robert Boyd passed away on 31 January 1880. During his life in Wellington County, he became a poet of some renown, his most famous work being "The Shanty". His poems were published in local newspapers, including the Guelph Mercury. In 1995 his poems were compiled and published as "The Poems of Robert Boyd 1797-1880", edited with an introduction by Robert W. White, 1995 [See WCMA A1995.58]. See ART 888 for accompanying portrait. For more information about this family, see A1994.992, "Boyd - Guelph Township" family file in Archives Reading Room. |
Person \ Organization |
Boyd, Betsy Boyd, John Boyd, Robert Howat, Margaret Inglis, Betsy Inglis, Elizabeth |
Place |
Ayrshire Canada Guelph Guelph Twp. Ontario Paisley Block Scotland |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1870 |
Art number |
Art 887 |
Creator \ Maker |
Unknown |
Subjects |
Literature Poetry Portrait |
Title (art only) |
Untitled |
Art Image size |
47.2 (h) x 36.2 (w) cm |