Painting
Grand Manan Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Painting |
|---|---|
| Titre : | The Weazel Incident |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Janie Hepditch-Vannier |
| Type de l'objet : | Watercolour |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Painting |
| Discipline : | local history |
| Matériaux : | paper, ink, watercolour, glass, metal |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2013.13.03 |
| Province d'origine : | New Brunswick |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Province d'utilisation : | New Brunswick |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| École ou style : | Realsim |
| Description : | Black steel frame, glass, painting depicts a scene which is described in the Grand Manan Historian, Vol. 5, and is known as "The Weazel Incident". A sailing ship on a rough sea is shown advancing land, then on land with men trying to escape to the woods while men from another sailing vessel chase them (see narrative for details). |
| Commentaires : | The following text is the basis for the artist's depiction of this incident in the painting: The Weazel Incident and Grand Manan (Grand Manan Historian Vol V, p. 60-61) Many privateers were apparently no better than pirates, and one such man was Edward Snow, commander of the Weazel and a preacher of the gospel from Hampden, Maine. On June 9th, 1813 he sailed to Beaver Harbour, NB, robbed Captain Youngs house of 15 barrels of sugar, his familys clothing and even the childrens toys. Later the same night he captured a vessel bound for St. Andrews from Saint John, but when news of his exploits reached Campobello the next day, two boats were sent in pursuit. The stolen vessel was soon recaptured and the Weazel chased to Grand Manan, where Snow and his crew were driven into the woods on the south western shore, and one crew member was captured. The men found their way to Seal Cove where they stole a large boat from Alexander McLane, and presumably made their escape to Cutler, Maine (Buchanan 60-61). Before the incident with Snow and the Weazel, British cruisers in the Bay of Fundy had never interrupted American fishing boats in their pursuits, but Captain Gordon of the Rattler now ordered them off, and gave notice that such as were found beyond certain prescribed limits would be captured and destroyed (Buchanan 61). |
| Fonctions : | The painting was one of three painted by Janie Hepditch-Vannier that were commissioned by the Museum in 2013 with money from a Government of Canada Department of Canadian Heritage 1812 Commemoration Fund. |
| Longueur : | 51.5 cm |
| Largeur : | 51.5 cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Grand Manan |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |