Charlotte trottier desrivieres de montigny (?-1779), oil on canvas
“born in montreal, charlotte is the daughter of fur merchant julien trottier-desrivières, whose business is located on rue saint-paul. In 1748, in montreal, she married jean-baptiste philippe testard de montigny, a naval officer who made a career during the war of conquest. Returning to montreal while her husband retired to blois, france, she died in 1779 and was buried like her mother, in the crypt of notre-dame church. ». Date: Achat par souscription générale, 1896.
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