Fine Arts

Fine arts represent one of the most recognizable elements in the Heritage Collection. Official portraits, paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, murals, and frescoes all fall within this category. This part of the collection also includes some of the oldest heritage items on Parliament Hill, dating back to the mid-nineteenth century. Fortunately, most of these older pieces were saved when the original Parliament building was destroyed by fire in 1916.

via The House of Commons Heritage Collection.