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dc.date.accessioned2011-12-16T16:31:05Z
dc.date.available2011-12-16T16:31:05Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-16
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/3772
dc.descriptionA miniature portrait of Captain John Brock, 81st Regiment of Foot. There is an inscription on parchment attached to the reverse which reads "Major Gen. Sir Isaac Brock Lieut. Govenor of Upper Canada Fell at Queenston Heights on 13th Oct 1812" "The Hero of Canada". Above this inscription is a picture of an Indian on a battlement, holding what appears to be a tomahawk. Directly below this picture is a banner with the word "Canada" on it. The entire inscription is surrounded by a braided lock of hair which is enclosed in the case. This inscription contains a number of historical inaccuracies. The portrait also shows the buttons of the 81st Regiment. Sir Isaac Brock belonged to the 49th Regiment of Foot. It has thus been determined that the portrait is not of Isaac Brock but of his brother John.en_US
dc.subjectMiniatures (Paintings)en_US
dc.subjectWar of 1812en_US
dc.subjectBrock, Isaac, 1769-1812en_US
dc.titleMiniature Portrait of Captain John Brocken_US
dc.typeobjecten_US
dc.typeStillImageen_US


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