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Jacques Cartier meets the people of Stadacona
In 1907, Quebec painter Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté depicted Cartier’s arrival at Stadacona in 1535. The painting reflects the stereotypes of the period in which it was produced, portraying the French as the benevolent bearers of civilization to the Indigenous Peoples. In fact, it was the Indigenous locals who came to the aid of the sick and exhausted French crew.
Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Côté
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1907