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The East Pier by W. H. Bartlett

a coloured print with a wooden pier stretching from the right front towards the shore. People with their boats and horse and buggy are on the dock. A large white building with a tower (Victoria College) and a white steepled church (St. Peter's Church of England) are prominent among the buildings on shore

Cobourg 1840, W.H. Bartlett

Credit: The Art Gallery of Northumberland

W. H. Bartlett (1809-1854) was a British artist, best known for the numerous steel engravings based on his sketches. He travelled widely, including to the Balkans, the Middle East and North America. In 1838 he was in the Canadas producing sketches for Willis’ Canadian Scenery Illustrated, published in 1842.

This engraving was later hand-coloured for publication.