2-733-143 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Lake Memphremagog, c. 1880s. This watercolour reveals the technical virtuosity of Harry Fenn, an illustrator famed for his rich handling of detail and his bizarre sense of fantasy. As a young man, Fenn sketched widely in the United States for a lavish two-volume set titled Picturesque America. After 1881, he devoted himself to watercolour painting and illustrating. This watercolour represents Lake Memphremagog, which extends across the border of America and Canada, from North Vermont into South Quebec.