“Thirteen exceptional 18th-century watercolours including views of Montreal and Quebec City as they looked in the 1780s are among a collection of rare paintings that have been bought in Britain by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec City and Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa… Bonhams, the auction house that negotiated the private sale, says the collection is worth at least $194,000. There is speculation, however, the Canadian officials might have paid a bit more to have them withdrawn from public auction.”