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Eric Weichel

Bio

Eric Weichel is a PhD student of Art History at Queen’s University, whose work investigates early eighteenth-century British portraiture. His latest article,"'Fixed by so much better a fire': Wigs, Masculinity, and Early Georgian Portrait Miniatures,” appeared in the autumn 2008 issue of Shift. He has also curated a public exhibition of Ancien Régime portrait prints, selected from the W. McAllister Johnson Collection in Ottawa.

Affiliation

Queen’s University

Country

Canada

Case studies by Eric Weichel

Case study :

An “Artist of standing”: C.W. Jefferys and Historical Illustration in Canada

The contributions of C.W. Jefferys to the evolution of historical illustration in Canada are revealed through an analysis of his publications and a review of correspondence and speeches. Letters reveal that Jefferys exercised great artistic control during the conception and production of his book illustrations and set strict conditions with publishers. Jefferys is notable, too, for the manner in which his illustrations reflected the attitudes and expectations of his audiences.