works depicting the "customs of North American Indians". However, some of his more memorable works include: First Monastery of the Ursulines at Quebec, Memorials of the Jesuits of New France, The Martyrdom of Brothers Brebeuf and Lalement and The Battle of Sainte-Foy. Later years The overall achievement of Légaré contrasts with that of his prolific contemporaries Roy-Audy, Antoine Plamondon and Theophile Hamel. Légaré's relative financial freedom allowed him to paint as he pleased without having to worry about saleability. He sold several works to parish churches and religious orders but did not always find a ready market for his works. Many of his landscapes "were all but rejected by his fellow countrymen, as other of his works were, because of his political opinions". Many of his supporters were "as newspapers of the day often emphasized, foreigners". He was named to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in February 1855 and died in office in Quebec City at the age of 60. The 1980 film A Québécois Rediscovered: Joseph Légaré 1795-1855 was made about his life. Footnotes References Entry from the Canadian Encyclopedia External links Artist's gallery at the National Gallery of Canada The Burning of the Parliament Building in Montreal, painting, oil on wood, about 1849, at the McCord Museum 1795 births 1855 deaths Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Artists from Quebec