 Louise and Lorne founded the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts , and enjoyed visiting Quebec ( where they made their summer home ) , and Toronto . Louise served as patroness of the Ladies ' Educational Association , of the Woman 's Protective Immigration Society , of the Society of Decorative Arts and of the Art Association , all of Montreal . One of her works as a sculptor is the statue of her Royal mother Queen Victoria , which now stands in front of the Royal Victoria College , Montreal , now the Strathcona Music Building of McGill University . Lorne 's father , The Duke of Argyll , arrived with two of his daughters in June , and in the presence of the family , Louise caught a 28 @-@ pound ( almost 13 kg ) salmon . The women 's success at fishing prompted the Duke to remark that fishing in Canada required no skill . 
