Peter Rindisbacher 2
by Elizabeth CampbellThe young Swiss artist Peter Rindisbacher always practiced his skills using materials at hand. People who knew of his gift and were in a position to supply him with paint often did. He preferred watercolours, and he often sketched in ink his subject prior to completing a painting. Rindisbacher sometimes used these sketches or studies to create several paintings, which he would sell to HBC employees, military or government officials and publishers.
One of his gifts to researchers of the RRS is a series he made of his own voyage from York Factory to the Colony.
Extremely wearisome journeys at the portages 1821 (National Archives of Canada)
Arrival at Norway House on the great Lake Winnipeg 1821 (National Archives of Canada)
Cold night camp on the inhospitable shores of Lake Winnipeg 1821 (National Archives of Canada)
Tags: 1821 Group, Peter Rindisbacher, Swiss Colonists, York Factory to RRS
