View of Kingston from St. Marys to the Waterfront. In the foreground is an open space used as an athletic field in summer and Capt. Dix's skating rink in winter. Also shows building erected for Regiopolis College and is now the Hotel Dieu Hospital. Cooke's Church and Brock St. Methodist Church are visible as are the rooftops of the Congregational Church (now the Masonic Temple) and St. Georges Cathedral before the dome was erected.
Pastel, gouache and watercolour on buff paper by unknown artist. Inscribed (verso on original) -"1847-Sketch of Kingston, C.W. from the footpath to the Hospital - Fort Henry on the left. Old Joe Wilkins on the path - 'Jimmy' in the foreground."
