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Berczy’s The Woolsey Family

Berczy’s The Woolsey Family
Canadian painter William Berczy was noted for his portraits, in particular this 1809 family portrait of Québec merchant John Woolsey with his wife and children. Portraits like The Woolsey Family were an item of prestige and social identity in Canada in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
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Canadian Art; Berczy, William
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