Troops drilling on Saint-Louis Street, across from the Québec City courthouse, Lower Canada
In 1793, the Judicature Act was passed in Lower Canada. It divided Lower Canada into three judicial districts: Montréal, Trois-Rivières and Québec City. Québec City’s first courthouse was built on this site between 1799 and 1804. Military exercises frequently took place here, as depicted by British watercolourist Cockburn in this 1830 piece.
James Pattison Cockburn
Library and Archives Canada
Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Acc. No. 1937-538 - Date: 1830