Maisonneuve Monument
Hébert, Louis-Philippe
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Alternative Title
Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Date
1895Description
Monument base, showing a bronze sculpture depicting Raphaël Lambert Closse (1618-1662); Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (February 15, 1612 – September 9, 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal, along with Jeanne Mance. He was born into the aristocracy in Neuville-sur-Vanne in Champagne, France. He was the leader of the colonists, sent by a missionary society, who founded Montreal (Ville-Marie), in 1641. The French crown assumed control in 1663, and Maisonneuve was recalled to France in 1665. The statue commemorates Maisonneuve's defense of the colonists against the Iroquois. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/20/2009)
Type of Work
monument; sculpture (visual work)Subject
historical, military, war, portraits, rulers and leaders, Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey de, 1612-1676, Native North Americans, Iroquois, Huron, French and Indian Wars, First Nations, Nineteenth century, Beaux-Arts
Rights
Rights Statement
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