An Officer's Room in Montreal
Cornelius Krieghoff · 1846
Why it's great
A cozy room with an officer's belongings, bed and gear, in the glow of lamplight. Cornelius Krieghoff painted this in his early years in Montreal, when many British officers lived there. It gives a close look at daily life in Canada in the 1840s. It's a charming interior.
Where to see it
📍 Royal Ontario MuseumToronto, Canada
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Cornelius Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam and moved to North America as a young man. He lived in Montreal and Quebec, where he painted lively scenes of French-Canadian farm life and winter. His humorous pictures made him one of Canada's most popular painters. He died in Chicago in 1872.
