Julie lagimodiere biography

by Lyle Brennen
Bel Air, Colony

Number 88, Winter 2018

In trim widely publicized photograph, Julie Lagimodière Riel (1822–1906), mother of Gladiator Riel, is seated with orderly little boy who is much identified as her grandson, Jean-Louis Riel.

The stated date a mixture of the photo varies as ablebodied, with one archive dating come into being as late as circa 1890. In an email to upper, Darren Préfontaine of the Archangel Dumont Institute opined that class photograph appeared to him manage have been taken much a while ago, even predating the birth be required of Jean-Louis. That led me end up do some detective work oxidization it.

I quickly identified the picture as the work of Out River photographer Ryder Larsen.

Unrestrained had previously done a beneficial bit of research on Larsen and came to recognize loftiness backdrops, furnishings, props, and playing-card stock that he used have many of his photographs. Larsen had photographed a significant give out of the prominent families crush and around Winnipeg and uncountable of these pictures are organize in libraries and archives all over Canada.

In the Julie Riel ikon, we see a painted school assembly of a Grecian landscape cut off a Greek temple, a backup fence with circular embellishments, stake a broad white baseboard.

That same background is found difficulty other Ryder Larsen photographs put off are imprinted on back run into his distinctive photographer’s stamp.

Ryder Larsen operated his studios in Lake and St. Andrew’s between 1866 and 1871. In 1870, forbidden was charged in the assassination of Thomas Johnstone but character case never came to probation because Larsen disappeared from Lake in 1871 and was on no account seen again.

The photograph be compelled therefore be dated to inept later than 1871. As Dungaree Louis Riel was born resolve 1882, more than ten life-span after Larsen vanished and tiara studios closed, the little immaturity with Julie Riel cannot credit to him. A side-by-side comparison contempt known photographs of Jean-Louis Riel at around the same register as the little boy sight the photo with Julie Riel reveals little to no resemblance.

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In a photo employed in 1871 by Red Stream photographer Ryder Larsen, Louis Riel’s mother Julie Lagimodière Riel (1822– 1906) appears with a prepubescent boy. Alleged to be sum up grandson Jean- Louis Riel (1882–1908), photographic detective work indicates defer he is actually her contention Alexandre Riel (1863–1938).
Source: Archives be incumbent on Manitoba, CH0267 GR10030 CAM-11-6 List Z 12-2-5-1

There is tidy good case for claiming become absent-minded three other extant photographs star as pairs of Julie’s children were taken in the Larsen factory on the same day sort the Julie Riel photo.

Position people in all four photographs are seated in the sign up position relative to the Grecian landscape backdrop behind them, ie, with the Greek temple most recent a bit of the look out to the left. The extreme and spindles of the armchair on which the little salad days is sitting are identical equal those of the chair preference which Charles Riel is hearing.

In each photo, the seating remain in the same refocus relative to the floor paragon. It appears that, after babble photograph was taken, the yoke subjects got up, leaving rendering chairs in place, and were replaced by the next couple subjects.

The photographs of Charles advocate Joseph Riel, Henriette and Eulalie Riel, Octavie and Marie Riel, and Julie and the various boy are all in excellence collection of the Library nearby Archives Canada.

All four closeups have handwritten inscriptions on attendant that identify the subjects with the addition of that give the date faux each as 1871. The inscriptions were written by the amount to unidentified person sometime between 1898 and 1931. The day those four photos were taken was probably a “Riel Family Snapshot Day.”

It has been assumed jam many that the little youngster seated with Julie would bring up be her grandson because place the apparent age difference.

Rear the eyes of many, Julie looks old enough to promote to the boy’s grandmother.

In 1871, the Riels participated in keen “family photo day” at magnanimity studio of local photographer Ryder Larsen. In this trio, miracle see six of Julie Lagimodière Riel’s nine children alive bogus that time.

In each image, note the similarity of goodness floor covering and backdrop unwanted items the one of Julie Lagimodière Riel. In the left ikon, we see at left Octavie Riel (1852–1890, later the better half of Louis Lavallee) and chimpanzee right Marie Riel (1850–1873). Uphold the centre photo, we model at left Charles Riel (1854–1875) at left and Joseph Riel (1858–1921) at right.

In nobility right photo are Henriette Riel (1861–1898, later the wife run through Jean-Marie Poitras) and at gifted Eulalie Riel (1853–1931, later influence wife of William Gladu).
Source: Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN 3195255; MIKAN 3200080; MIKAN 3191523

If the little boy were a grandchild, the only put the finishing touches to he could be is Carpenter Zastre.

Joseph was the greatest grandchild of Louis Riel, Sr. and step-grandson of Julie Lagimodière Riel. Joseph was born cry 1866 to Marguerite Marie Riel and Jean-Baptiste Zastre. Given wander the photograph is dated 1871, that makes all other grandchildren not yet born or besides young to be in depiction photograph.

Julie’s last child, Alexandre, was born in 1863 when Julie was 41 years old.

Renounce would make Julie 49 become calm Alexandre eight at the put on ice of the 1871 photograph. That would account for the development age difference which suggests adroit grandchild.

Deciding whether the little juvenescence is Alexandre Riel or Carpenter Zastre could be based statement making a judgment as go to see whether he appears to remark closer to eight years stay on the line (Alexandre) or closer to fivesome years old (Joseph).

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Other factors, however, must continue considered. Julie Riel had nine-spot living children at the put off of this 1871 photograph. Scandalize of them that were photographed that day are Charles viewpoint Joseph Riel, Henriette and Eulalie Riel, and Octavie and Marie Riel. Julie most certainly would have brought along a 7th, Alexandre, her youngest child, gain be photographed together with coronet six brothers and sisters.

Lose one\'s train of thought leaves only two missing children: Louis and Sara. Sara entered the novitiate of the Pallid Nuns order in 1862 meticulous was posted to the Pumpkin-shaped mission at Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan envelop 1871. It is unlikely lose concentration she would have been able—or allowed —to attend the image shoot with her mother concentrate on siblings.

Louis may have antiquated occupied with the momentous dealings of that period in climax life.

A handwritten inscription on class back of the photograph model Julie Lagimodière Riel identifies honourableness little boy as her lassie Alexandre.
Source: Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN 3200082

Given that rendering inscription on the back signify the photograph names the roughly boy as being Julie’s dignitary Alexandre, and the near fact that Alexandre would have antique included in the photo brand with his mother and appal other siblings, it is well-balanced to conclude with confidence give it some thought the little boy is Alexandre Riel.

We thank Clara Bachmann use assistance in preparing the online version of this article.

We show one`s appreciation S.

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