Robert Whale (1805-1887) was one of the first professional artists to work in what is now southwestern Ontario. Born in England, Whale immigrated to western Canada in 1864, eventually relocating and settling in Brantford, Ontario. He is best known for a handful of frequently reproduced landscapes - panoramic views of Hamilton and Dundas from the Niagara Escarpment and of Niagara Falls. He also specialized in portraiture and genre painting. Whale belonged to a generation of largely immigrant painters who strove to adapt traditional European methods and conventions to the depiction of North American subjects. Typical examples of Whale's work are to be found in the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Royal Ontario Museum, among others. His work can also be found in numerous private and corporate collections.

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