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Portrait miniature of Siméon Marchessault [graphic material]

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Item

Date:

after 1840.

Reference:

R11017-0-0-E

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3024845

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Portrait miniature of Siméon Marchessault
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Date(s):

after 1840.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 painting : watercolour on ivory ; image : 7.5 x 6 cm, frame : 16.5 x 13.8 cm.
Support 7.500 x 6.000 cm

Language of material:

no language

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Item consists of a watercolour on ivory portrait miniature of Siméon Marchessault by an unknown artist.

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Marchessault, Siméon, 1806-1855

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Artist: Unknown

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Marchessault, Siméon, 1806-1855 : Siméon Marchessault (1806-1855) was a descendant of Acadians on both sides of his family. He played a significant part in the Rebellions of 1837. He was one of the most vigorous defenders of the Patriote Cause. He attended all the meetings in Richelieu County and incited the people to revolt. He established a branch of the Fils de la Liberté in his village. When the Rebellions broke out he was one of the first to take up arms. He took part in the Battle of Saint Denis and in the one at Saint-Charles. His house was burned by the British and when he tried to escape to the United States, he was captured and jailed and subsequently exiled to Bermuda. He was not allowed to return to his family until October 1840. His letters from jail and exile are in the Archives nationales at Trois Rivières, Québec.

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Conservation:

This miniature is fragile and cannot travel.

Availability of other formats note:

colour transparencies available

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title: I Know You by Heart: Portrait Miniatures / Je vous connais par coeur : portraits en miniature. Curator: Johanna Mizgala. Library and Archives Canada Exhibition. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick; 2012.09.20 - 2012.12.31., Further venue: Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 2013.03.22 -2013.06.02.
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Portraits

Miniature
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2004-00225-5
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Item no. assigned by LAC [R11017] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [R11017] C-150225--C-150228

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R11017-1
Copyright: expired
Restrictions on use : None

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