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  1. Ville de Montréal. Section des archives
  2. Collection Philéas Gagnon. - 1546-1961
  3. Estampes. - [15-]-1909
  4. Estampes: Cartable 8 (42240-42291). - [17-]-1903
  5. Richard Montgomery / Engraved by R. Whitechurch at J. M. Butler's establishment, 84 Chestnut St. . - [18-]
Richard Montgomery / Engraved by R. Whitechurch at J. M. Butler's establishment, 84 Chestnut St. . - [18-]
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Richard Montgomery / Engraved by R. Whitechurch at J. M. Butler's establishment, 84 Chestnut St. . - [18-]

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
Dates
[18-] (indexed as 1800)
Level
item
Scope & content
Ce portrait de profil présente Richard Montgomery (1736-1775). Officier dans l'armée britannique, il fait d'abord partie du 17e d’infanterie, présent avec Amherst au lac Champlain en 1759, et participant avec William Haviland aux opérations menant à la conquête du Canada en 1760. Émigré près de New York en Amérique, il fait ensuite partie des officiers de l'armée américaine au cours de la guerre d'Indépendance et meurt lors de la défaite devant Québec. Le document comporte la signature de Richard Montgomery. La pièce porte la cote 42249. Ce document ne fait pas l'objet d'une description dans l'Essai de bibliographie canadienne de Philéas Gagnon.
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CostumeEngravingManMilitary OfficerPortraitUniformTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Location
  • rue Chestnut · street · confidence 35% · street · found as “Chestnut St.”

Where

rue ChestnutCorrect the locationNearby on the big map

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Extent
1 gravure ; 10 x 9 cm sur feuille 25 x 19 cm.
Format
Artwork
What the image shows
An engraved portrait in profile, facing right, showing a man with powdered hair tied back and a high-collared military-style coat with ribbed epaulettes, a cravat at the neck, and large buttons. The image is a stipple-style engraving on a plain white page, with a printed caption reading "RICHARD MONTGOMERY" beneath and a handwritten-style signature below that. A small red letter and a blue number appear in the lower left, and the watermark "Archives de Montréal" sits in the lower right corner.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
Text in the image
RICHARD MONTGOMERYRichd MontgomeryRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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2026-10-16T15:37:44Z · source datestamp n/a · ead

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