l: 56.0 cm x w: 71.2 cm
This is a charcoal and pencil drawing of the an old stone house on the corner of Charles and Montreal Streets. The drawing has two houses on the left edge and one in the mid-ground. There is a series of cars in the mid ground as well. The artists signature and the drawing's title are in the bottom left corner. The number 31 is written in red ink at the very bottom in the left corner. It is affixed to a piece of cardboard. The reverse of the cardboard has text printed on it with the product number and manufacturer of the cardboard.
In 1973, 30 sketches of various Kingston scenes by Montreal artist R. D. Wilson were presented to the City of Kingston by the Macdonald Tobacco Company as a Tercentenary gift. The sketches, called The Macdonald Lassie Tercentenary Collection, were made the previous year on commission by the Montreal-based Tobacco Company. The artist, who has travelled all of the world, lived in Kingston for a month to execute the pencil and charcoal views of the city.
The sketches were presented by Murray Mather, vice-president of Macdonalds, to Kingston Mayor George Speal.
