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Captain Bulger, Governor of Assiniboia, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Chippewa Tribe of Red Lake, in Council in the Colony House in Fort Douglas, May 22nd, 1823
Peter Rindisbacher1823/1823
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
Swiss immigrant Peter Rindisbacher painted this watercolour at the age of 15. In 1821, he moved with his family to the Red River Colony, in Manitoba, and became the first recognized artist working west of the Great Lakes. An employee of the store in Fort Garry, he sold watercolours depicting the Prairies and Aboriginal life in meticulous detail. He made a number of illustrations for the colony's governor, Andrew H. Bulger (1789-1858), portrayed here seated in a chair.
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- Title: Captain Bulger, Governor of Assiniboia, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Chippewa Tribe of Red Lake, in Council in the Colony House in Fort Douglas, May 22nd, 1823
- Creator Lifespan: 1806/1834
- Date: 1823/1823
- Type: Peinture, Painting
- Titre: Le capitaine Bulger, gouverneur d'Assiniboia, et des chefs et des guerriers de la nation chippewa de Red Lake, réunis en conseil à la Maison de la colonie au Fort Douglas, 22 mai 1823
- Description: Immigrant d'origine suisse, Peter Rindisbacher a peint cette aquarelle à l'âge de 15 ans. En 1821, il s'installe avec sa famille dans la Colonie de la Rivière-Rouge (Manitoba) et devient le premier artiste reconnu à oeuvrer à l'ouest des Grands Lacs. Employé du magasin du Fort Garry, il vend des aquarelles qui dépeignent minutieusement la prairie et la vie des autochtones. Il réalise plusieurs illustrations pour Andrew H. Bulger (1789-1858), représenté ici assis sur une chaise.
- Artist: Peter Rindisbacher
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M965.9
- Medium: Watercolour, ink and sepia ink on paper, Aquarelle, encre de chine et encre sépia sur papier
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