1890: commissioned by Government of Quebec, Parliament Building (Quebec), Quebec City
1891: transferred to Quebec City
Commissioned by the Government of Quebec, but refused after completion
1895: purchased by Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal
circa 1930
date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
: acquired by Government of Quebec, Parliament Building (Quebec), Quebec City (presumably)
1937: transferred to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Quebec City, from Parliament Building (Quebec), Quebec City
Exhibition history
L'Assemblée des six comtés (1890), Musée du Québec, Quebec City, 23 February 1995–16 October 1995, no catalogue.
Inscriptions
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NOTRE CANADA / AVANT TOUT / Les 92 / Resolutions
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A BAS LES TYRANS! / MORT AUX TRAITRES! / LIBERTY / OR DEATH!
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VIVE LA FRANCE
References
Maurice Champagne (April 1995) "L'Assemblée des six comtés", Bulletin de la bibliothèque de l'Assemblée nationale, volume 24, number 1, p. 3-5.
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