An Officer’s Room in Montreal

Krieghoff’s oeuvre focuses primarily on the apparent daily lives of habitants and the First Nations. But when the artist turned his eye to his own social circle, he did so without the patronizing overtones. A.A. Staunton, a fellow member of the "Shakspeare" Club in Montreal, is depicted surrounded by the natural and cultural objects – including a number of Krieghoff’s own paintings – which he had collected from Britain’s colonies during his career in the forces.