HERBERT RAINECAC Accession No: 33
 

DESCRIPTION

The Montreal architect Herbert Raine (1875-1951) was born in England and studied at the Royal Academy School in London. After travelling to Italy, he returned to England in order to practice architecture. In 1907 he emigrated to Canada. While Raine was a practicing architect throughout his life, he was also an accomplished artist.

PROVENANCE

The European drawings were formerly used as teaching aids at the McGill University School of Architecture. Drawings for the McConnell residence were donated to the John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection by Kathleen McConnell Laing. Also part of the donation were drawings and photographs of other residences for J. W. McConnell.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Architectural Drawings, 1898-1901, 18 drawings. Included are drawings of historic architecture in England, France and Italy, such as stalls in Southwold Church in Suffolk, sculpture at Chartres Cathedral, the Palazzo Pitti and the Palazzo Gondi in Florence.

Residence for J. W. McConnell, West Crescent Heights, Westmount, QC, 1913 [unbuilt]. 19 drawings: 13 ink on glazed linen: site plan,elevations, plans, sections, details. 1 pencil on trace: detail. 5 blueprints: 1 elevation, 3 plans, 1 section.

SEE ALSO

Kenneth Guscotte Rea
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