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There
is a connection between me and the palace at Versailles and that is
the reason I chose to paint it. My family came to North America in
the person of Louis Boulduc who was a French soldier. When he was
finished serving the king in that capacity, he decided to stay and be
a settler in the small colony. He married a politically well
connected “filles du roi” and was appointed Procurator/Proxy
of the King for the Provost of Quebec, by Louis XIV. He worked
along side Frontenac, the colony's leader at the time.
Frontenac made a lot of
enemies especially the church, but was pretty much untouchable. Louis
Boulduc was not untouchable. While he was likely no saint (neither
was Frontenac), he couldn't have been anything approaching the
scoundrel he was painted to be. The end result was that he was
removed from his position and eventually recalled to France where he
disappears from history.
Both he and his wife
returned to France possibly with several of their daughters. All
their other children were left in New France to carry on the family
name (which ceased to exist in France). The family named morphed into
Bolduc and eventually I came on the scene.
When my ancestor was
recalled to France it is likely he was summoned to Versailles at
least once. His fate was decided there so for me this place is part
of my family history.
Anyone interested in purchasing copies of this painting, please click the picture with this post. The original is available 30" X 20" acrylic on canvas. The asking price is $375 Canadian plus shipping or best offer. If interested contact me by email. Please no low offers. I would rather keep it.
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