Robert C. Todd

He advertised himself in the newspapers as a painter of signs, carriage insignia, and ornamental work adding .

In 1853, he moved to Toronto where he advertised himself as a "Banner, Herald, Sign, and Ornamental Painter", adding "having been for several years employed by many of the first nobility and gentry in London and Edinburgh, trusts that he shall give satisfaction to those who may favor him with their patronage" ("The Quebec Gazette", January 27, 1834).

Todd is known for the spirited genre paintings he created in Quebec, horses and sleighs with their owners and tobogganers sliding down the ice cone[4] at Montmorency Falls in winter such as The Ice Cone, Montmorency Falls, Quebec (c.1845–1850).

[1][2] On 1 November 1974, Canada Post issued a 10¢ Christmas stamp of The Ice Cone at Montmorency Falls, Quebec designed by Ashton-Potter Limited.

[9] At the Cowley Abbott Auction of An Important Private Collection of Canadian Art – Part III, December 6, 2023, Lot #154, Todd's Corbeau at Montmorency Falls (1845), oil on canvas, 21 x 26.5 ins ( 53.3 x 67.3 cms ), Auction Estimate: $150,000.00 - $250,000.00, realized a price of $744,000.00.