John Alexander Macdonald Prime Prime Minister Of Canada Historical Watercolored Photongravure

« The Reverent Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald G.C.B. ve
Premier of Canada,
 from the Original painting by A.D. Patterson RCA »
Titled in hand written ink, bottom center.
Caption bottom left : « to be reproduced in Paris Illustré »
Watercoloured photogravure, 19th C.
Monogrammed & dated in the subject : A.D.P. 1886
Image : 52.4 x37.8 cm      20.62 x 14.88 inches
Sheet :    71 x 52.8 cm      27.95 x 20.78 inches

 Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB PC QC (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century.