Frances Anne Hopkins Date of issue of stamp: November 18, 1988 Designed by: David Nethercott and based on a photograph by William Notman and a painting by Frances Anne Hopkins. The stamp features one of Frances Anne Hopkins' famous canoe paintings with an inset sepia photograph of the artist. 16,500,000 copies of the stamp were printed by Ashton-Potter Ltd.

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Frances Anne Hopkins. Born England February 2, 1838 Died March 5, 1919. (née Beechey) In 1858 she married an official of the Hudson Bay Company. She would not only travel to North America with him, but she would travel by voyageur canoe along fur trading routes. Along the way she would sketch scenes and activities of the trip. She is perhaps best know for her several large paintings of the voyageurs and their canoes and place herself in the seat of the canoe along with her husband and the paddlers. Many of these paintings are part of the collection of the National Library and Archives. In 1870 the Hopkins returned to England to live. When people visit the Canadian Museum of Civilization they can view in the main entrance area a large 3D representation of one of the Hopkins canoe paintings complete with Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins in the canoe.