O-3926.14

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painting (miniature)

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John Hamilton Gray

Juliette De Lavoye

Born in 1903, Juliette De Lavoye honed her craft over many years, and in 1953 became the first Canadian to be admitted to the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers in London, England. The idea of painting the Fathers of Confederation miniatures first came to her in 1960 when she visited the National Archives of Canada. There, she saw a number of likenesses of the Fathers of Confederation on paper that were in a state of deterioration. It would take seven years for her to complete the project commissioned by Samuel Bronfman, President of Distillers Corporation – Seagrams Limited.