James Pattison Cockburn (1779-1847) was a British military officer who served in Canada,during the periods from 1822 to 1823, and then again from 1826 to 1832. Most of his many watercolours were made during his second posting during which he made several inspection tours of Ontario and Quebec. Cockburn’s streetscapes of Quebec City and Montreal are particularly valuable records of the architecture and daily life characteristic of these cities. Several of his Canadian scenes were published as engravings. The Peter Winkworth Collection contains more than 20 works by Cockburn, adding to the already large collection of his work held by Library and Archives Canada.

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