John Herbert Caddy ( 1801-1887 )
Scene: Cootes Paridise from Burlington Heights
Size: 21″ x 29″ ………….. $4950.00
View a similar John Caddy painting at the Royal Ontario Museum
Currently known as the RBG Cootes Paradise Sanctuary, this same majestical view can be seen travelling down highway 403 at the west end of Hamilton Harbour. Zoned as a National Historic Site, Important Bird Area and Important Amphibian and Reptile Area are just some of the designations of this precious habitat.
John Caddy was born in Quebec City on June 28, 1801. In 1815, he moved to England for military training at Woolwich which included, topographical sketching and painting. After a long military career he retired in 1851, settling in Hamilton, Ontario (Upper Canada). There he opened an art studio, providing art classes privately as well as institutionally at Wesleyan Female College. From 1858 to 1868, he exhibited watercolours and oil paintings at the Upper Canada Provincial Exhibitions (UCEP).
Many of his paintings are historical views of towns and waterways in and around the Great Lakes, Muskokas and the St Lawrence water system. It is very rare to find Canadian paintings by Caddy that are dated, monogrammed or signed, however, location notation is more common, usually on the back of his works. Most of his paintings measure less than 14″, although some works measure 20″-24″. Art produced by Caddy larger than this are extremely rare.
It would seem Cootes Paradise/Desjardins Marsh as seen from Burlington Heights was Caddy’s favorite location, as he painted the area numerous times in variation.
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