Abrahams, Philippa
paints copies of Brock’s original profile portrait, 164-5
Allodi, Mary M.
compares William Berczy’s pastel profiles with Gerrit Schipper’s work and makes mass reattribution to Schipper, 117-18, 225n12, 225n16; proposes that Schipper used physiognotrace, 126, 128; questions identity of sitter in Brock’s original profile portrait, 225n19; and timing of Schipper’s auction, 231n81
American Antiquarian Society, 228n46
Anderson, Samuel T., 148-51
Andre, John
background and job description, 77; attributes Brock’s original profile portrait to William Berczy and dates same, 77-8, 212n52; attempts to justify findings, 79-81; agrees that Berczy’s portraits pre-drawn, 79-80, 211n45; acknowledges possible attribution to Gerrit Schipper, 118, 225n17; and meeting between Brock and Berczy, 211n48; does not undertake search for Berczy’s land petition, 212n51; believes that strong men face right in their portraits, 242n17; death, 225n17
Archives of Ontario, 221n38, 222n44
Art Gallery of Ontario, 117, 219n15
Arthur, Robert, 83-4, 86-7, 186n9, 215n83
Asp, 237n39
Association of Canadian Archivists, 110, 115
Auchinleck, Gilbert
unacquainted with any portrait of Brock, 2-3; influenced by John Richardson, 184n9
Bain, James, 24, 27
Baude, Louis de see Frontenac, Comte
Bayer, Fern, 190n44
Beechey, William, 244n1
Bell, Thomas, 65, 67
Benes, Peter, 233n100
Berczy, William
background, 77; credited with having painted Brock’s original profile portrait, 77-80, 101, 108, 116, 168, 210n37; and Ludwig Kosche, 124-6; complications involving land settlement scheme, 80-1; raises issue with Brock, 211n50; possible meeting with same in Montreal, 109, 211n48, 229n59; accused of pre-drawn portraits, 80-1, 211n45; style and technique, 117; reattribution of profile portraits to Gerrit Schipper, 118; manuscript for a book, 211n46
Berthon, George
supplies portraits for Gallery of Governors, 7, 185n3; paints Brock’s official portrait, 12, 17-18, 167; public apathy towards same, 19; same criticized by Miss Mickle, 24; and by Miss FitzGibbon, 31, 168; defended by “Historian,” 31-3, 168; recognized as Brock’s official portrait, 67, 207n93; details pertaining to same, 189n42, 190n42-3
Berton, Pierre, 4-5; 184n19
Bingham, Emily Sophia see Tupper, Mrs. De Vic
Boosé, James R., 41
Briand, Jean-Olivier, 231n81
British Museum, 74, 76, 209n22
Brock, Daniel de Lisle
remembered by Miss Guille, 46; as model for Brock’s memorial, 60; and bronze profile (silhouette), 107, 222n46; resembles Brock, 204n69; and official portrait, 205n75
Brock, Elizabeth, 11, 172, 188n31; 233n4. See also Tupper, Mrs. John Elisha
Brock, Irving
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 160; ownership of same, 138, 160, 242n19; leaves same to Henry Tupper, 16, 160, 172, 187n27, 208n14; provenance of same, 172; assists Brock obtain brigadier general’s uniform, 230n65; death, 187n27, 208n14
Brock, Mrs. Irving (Frances Longley)
provenance of Brock’s original profile portrait, 172
Brock, Isaac
military: army career, ix-x, 213n69, 214n79, 224n6, 236n31; on leave in England, 29, 61, 211n44; appointed colonel, 195n48; brigadier general and local nature of appointment, 126, 230n67, 231n69; posted to Quebec, 122, 228n43; transferred to Upper Canada, 123, 229n49; captures Detroit, 1; death, 1; land grants for military service, 221n43; personal effects: baggage, trunks, and property, 104, 137-8, 145, 147-53, 155, 171, 233n3, 236n28, 237n43, 238n55-6, 238n58, 239n59-60; coatee, 69-72, 74, 77-8, 81-3, 124, 200n21, 207n7, 208n13, 212n54, 223n55, 229n56, 230n63; and delivery of brigadier general’s uniform, 125; uniform, 18, 69-72, 74, 77-9, 81-2, 109, 115, 120, 123-6, 129, 165, 207n7, 209n15, 212n54, 229n58, 230n62, 230n64-5, 239n59; buttons on same, 124-5, 169, 230n62-3; stock, 72, 81, 208n13, 212n54; cravat, 212n54; epaulettes, 124, 230n61; medals, 109, 199n4; physical: receding hairline, 109; non-existent wart or mole, 109, 129; eyes, 120, 158-9, 226n28, 242n15; ears, 241n13; size of head, 109, 223n55; weight and physique, 109, 223n55, 242n14; handsome, 156, 241n7; portraits: authentic portrait becomes matter of national importance, 3; inspiration for artists’ impressions, 1; lax attitude towards likeness, 3-5; portrait assumed not to exist, 2, 184n9; profile portrait brought to light, 3, 5, 15; same located for John B. Robinson, 7-8, 11; concern over authenticity, 14-16; search for additional Brock portraits, 16; original profile portrait serves as basis for official portrait, 17-18; additional research undertaken into same, 46-8, 50-9, 62; confusion between original and copy, 58-9, 72; attribution of original to James Sharples, 74, 76-7; and to William Berczy, 77-8, 101, 116, 168; and to Gerrit Schipper, 117-120, 167; date of same, 78-81, 109, 121-4; style and technique of same, 126-32, 135, 169; composition of same, 3, 12; quality of same, 11, 137-8, 140-1, 160, 169-70; condition of same, 232n86; provenance of same, 171-3; near loss of same, 144-54; same and Nazi occupation, 119-20; pose of sitter in same, 159; attempts to purchase same, 161-3, 165-6; sale of same, 161, 231n82; miniature of Brock as ensign, 86, 115, 167; date of same, 86, 214n80; sale of same, 161, 231n82
Brock, James
departs York (Toronto) for Kingston, 145-6, 236n34; acts as co-administrator of Brock’s estate, 146; captured in Elizabeth and taken to Sacket’s Harbor, 147, 236n28, 237n43; relationship to Brock, 45, 92, 99, 147, 192n15; co-operates with Isaac Chauncey and paroled with return of his and Brock’s baggage, 147-8, 237n42, 237n45; intelligence relayed to American secretary of navy, 147, 237n41; briefs British regarding activity of Americans, 148, 237n46; embarrassed by report of his capture, 148-9; writes open letter to Nahum Mower, 149, 237n51; denies association with Brock’s baggage, 149-50, 152; found to have been in charge of same, 150-4, 237n43, 238n55-6; not responsible for delivery of same to William Brock, 151-3, 240n73; deceives Americans for personal gain, 151, 239n63; silverware, 236n29; as sitter in miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 38, 102, 108, 196n64, 217n109; possible owner of same, 45; wife/widow, 26, 39, 92, 149, 217n107, 218n8, 236n28; and relatives/descendants, 38-9, 97, 218n8
Brock, Mrs. James (Lucy Short), 39, 99-100, 102, 217n107, 218n8, 219n19, 236n28, 238n53
Brock, John (d. 1801)
confused with John Savery Brock, 84, 214n73; miniature as captain, 83, 213n67; sale of miniature as lieutenant, 161, 214n79, 231n82; date of same, 215n80; provenance of same, 214n79; full-length portrait, 216n97; duel, death, and estate, 89, 216n94-5
Brock, John Savery
granted letters of administration for Brock’s estate, 236n30; father of Mrs. Huyshe, 11; leaves copy of Brock’s profile portrait to Huyshe, 16, 186n9; confused with John Brock (d. 1801), 84, 214n73. See also Brock, Savery
Brock, Kentish
background, 48, 199n16; favours John W.L. Forster’s opinion regarding miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 48; endorses same but determined that Forster should paint Brock’s portrait for Guernsey, 48, 62; defends Forster’s reputation, 65; believes Miss FitzGibbon has proof of miniature’s authenticity, 199n17-18; accepts same as portraying Brock, 200n18; convinced FitzGibbon will persuade States to adorn Royal Court with copy of same, 200n19; informed of Guernsey’s preference for larger portrait of Brock, 205n77; invites States to deliberate purchase of Brock’s portrait, 62, 205n76, 205n78; counters FitzGibbon’s negative remarks about Forster’s work, 206n84; informs Forster of vote in favour of purchasing larger portrait of Brock, 206n91; death, 199n16
Brock, Rosa, 11, 186n9. See also Huyshe, Mrs. George
Brock, Savery
delivers a miniature to Guernsey, 106-8, 142-4; instructions for Mrs. de Jersey, 106-8, 142-4; and purpose of trip to Upper Canada, 221n43; as owner of copy of Brock’s profile portrait, 138; copy of same preserved by his family, 170; confused with John Brock (d. 1801), 84, 214n73. See also Brock, John Savery
Brock, William (of Brockhurst)
maternal grandfather of Miss Guille, 199n7
Brock, William
funds Brock’s army commissions, 146, 236n31; Brock’s personal effects, 104, 137-8, 152-3, 155, 171, 233n3, 239n59; Thomas Porter’s arrival, 152-3, 240n70; correspondence with John B. Glegg, 101-2, 104, 106, 137-8, 144, 233n3, 240n3; Brock’s original profile portrait, 104, 106, 137, 141, 160; provenance of same, 171-2; promotes monument to Brock in St. Paul’s Cathedral, 155, 240n2; pocket watch, 213n65; death, 242n18
Brock, Mrs. William (Sarah Maria Putt)
sole beneficiary of husband, 160; provenance of Brock’s original profile portrait, 172
Brock family, heraldic shield of, 184n11
Brock memorial, St. Paul’s Cathedral, 60, 155-6, 169, 222n46, 240n1-2
Brock Memorial Church, 184n11
Brock University
receives miniature of John Brock as captain, 83, 87, 213n67; purchases Miss Kerr-Nelson’s copy of Brock’s original profile portrait, 189n41, 215n86; receives Philippa Abrahams’s copy of original, 164, 243n45
Brock’s Monument
1st: 1-2, 183n1,3,7; 2nd: 2-3, 156; mistakes in, 184n11, statue atop, 241n6
Brown, Jacob, 238n55
Bubb, Arthur, 199n8
Bubb, Mrs. Arthur (Bertha Tupper), 46, 199n8
Burt, Elizabeth, 227n34, 227n37
Cabot, John, 23-4, 31, 191n5
camera obscura, 126-8, 130-2, 233n100
Campbell, Alexander, 190n46
Canada Post
issues stamp honouring Brock, 217n112
Canadian High Commission, 42, 197n83
Canadian nationalism, 2-3, 7
Canadian War Museum, 5, 69, 72, 74, 77, 82, 111, 185n9, 189n38, 193n24, 207n4-5, 208n12, 216n98
Candie Library, 45, 198n2
Carey, Agnes Bessie, 186n9, 215n83. See also Sowels, Mrs. Reginald Charles
Carey, Alice Mary, 186n9
Carey, De Vic F., 65, 206n89
Carey, Florence Ada, 186n9
Carey, George Savery, 186n9
Carey, John Savery
inherits copy of Brock’s profile portrait, 186n9, 200n27, 203n62; owns same, 55, 59, 72, 200n21, 208n7; but not original, 208n14; and John W.L. Forster, 205n76; and Alyn Williams, 222n48
Carey, T. Godfrey, 64-5, 67, 205n76
Carey, William, 65, 67, 206n90
Carnochan, Janet, 32, 185n6, 194n42
Carter, George S.
argues authenticity of miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 38
Cassels, Allan
critiques miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 29; concedes to Gerald S. Hayward’s opinion, 30; thinks Hayward correct about originality of miniature, 194n32
Cave, Arthur S., 187n28, 234n7
Champlain, Samuel de, 24, 31, 191n5
Chartrand, René
interprets full-length portrait, 88
Chauncey, Isaac
determined to wrest control of Lake Ontario from British, 144-7, contemplates attacking Kingston, 235n24; and British convoy, 235n27; attempts to lure Royal George, 236n37; and British prisoners, 240n72; reports to secretary of navy, 237n40-1; confuses name of Ernestown, 235n26; captures James Brock, 145; receives intelligence from same, 147, 237n41; paroles same, 148, 237n42; and Brock’s baggage, 150-1, 237n43; no mention of specie, 239n59; returns Brock’s property, 147-8, 238n58; thanked for same, 238n58; duped by James Brock, 151; sends prisoners to Kingston, 148, 237n45; spies on Kingston, 239n63; and Mrs. Brock, 149, 236n28; and Mervine Mix, 147, 237n38; and Thomas Porter, 240n72; death, 238n58
Chorley Park, 190n43
Chrétien, Gilles-Louis, 127
City Art Gallery, Bristol, 76
Collings, Mary Ann see Tupper, Mrs. Henry
Conlon, Helen
conducts non-destructive examination of Brock’s original profile portrait, 129-30; investigates colour of stock in same, 212n54; reveals pencil line in same, 130, 232n90; considers mat protecting same, 233n98; interprets Gerrit Schipper’s incomplete profile portrait of Mrs. Jenkins, 232n97; confirms miniatures by Philip Jean initialled and dated, 214n80
Cooper, James Fenimore, 238n54
Cormack, Andrew, 230n62
Court, John P.M., 244n51
Craig, James H.
background, 123, 183prefn2, 228n46; profile portrait by Schipper, 80, 117-18, 120, 123, 211n45, 228n47, 229n51; fondness for Brock, 123, 229n48; appoints same brigadier general, x, 124, 229n55; and dress regulations, 126; departs Lower Canada, 169, 229n48; and Brock’s original profile portrait, 169; death 169-70
Cruikshank, Ernest A., 235n26
Curzon, Mrs. Robert (Sarah Anne Vincent), 26-7
Cust, Lionel, 53, 55, 57
Dawnay, Nicholas
and Brock’s coatee, 208n7
de Beaumont, Mrs. Alfred (Matilda Short)
claims to have a portrait of Brock, 36, 38; disputes identity of miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 38
de Havilland, Jean T.R., 66
de Jersey, Charles, 222n44
de Jersey, Mrs. Charles (Mary de Jersey), 107-8, 142-4, 222n44
de Lisle, De Beauvoir, 188n31
de Lisle, Mrs. De Beauvoir (Caroline Tupper)
parents and husband, 188n31, 233n4; remembers Brock’s profile portraits from her youth, 138, 140-1, 234n13
Dennis, Mrs. James, 238n53
Dent, John C.
publishes portraits of Brock, 8, 24
Dobson, James
Brock’s servant and death (corrected), 152, 239n68
Dorr, John, 242n13
Drummond, Gordon, 220n23, 228n43
Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment Museum, 230n68
Dunn, George
background and age, 92, 99, 218n3; awarded Waterloo Medal, 92; miniature as young officer, 36, 38, 98; provenance of same, 99-100; same cracked and mildew stained, 192n21; uniform in same, 97; same used to market Southam Newspapers, 217n112; same as model for busts of Brock, 217n112, 241n6; portrait as elderly officer, 39-40, 98, 100; mistaken for Brock, 90, 92, 95-6, 98, 100-1, 113, 115, 168; 217n107; also mistaken for William C. Short, James Brock, and Gordon Drummond, 38, 220n23; never a captain, 197n76; death, 196n74
Dunn, Mrs. George (Matilda Short)
background, 26, 217n108; miniature of her husband, 26, 217n107; inherits same, 99-100, 217n107, 219n19; leaves same to niece (Mrs. Taylor), 26, 36, 92, 99-100; identifies same as Brock, 26; same thought to portray James Brock, 102; another portrait of Brock, 36; laments George Dunn, 40; full name, 217n107; inheritance from Mrs. Brock, 219n19
Duranceau, Suzanne
designs stamp honouring Brock, 217n112
Durie, Helen, 219n15
Earl of Moira, 146-8, 235n27, 236n34-5
Earp, Alan, 87-8
Edgar, Lady (Mrs. James David Edgar)
background, 207n93; attributes Brock’s original profile portrait to James Kittermaster, 188n34; and article on Brock’s portrait, 207n93, 222n52
Educational Museum, 8, 167, 185n6
Elizabeth, 145-53, 235n27, 236n28, 236n34-5, 237n39, 238n56, 239n59, 239n64
Elliott, Thomas W. and company, 192n19
Falls, Rolfe, 206n86
Field, John, 203n64
FitzGibbon, Agnes
as author and historian, 23; assists Miss Mickle with Cabot Calendar, 23-4; praises miniature discovered by Mickle, 26, 194n33; tries to keep discovery quiet, 27; announces discovery and criticizes George Berthon’s portrait of Brock, 31; draws ire of “Historian,” 31-3; reacts to Charles W. Robinson’s rumours criticizing miniature, 35-6; offers to assist in confirming authenticity same, 40; obtains Gerald S. Hayward’s favourable opinion, 41; sets out for England, 197n77-8; arrives in London and seeks art experts, 41-3; disavows and contradicts intention to make money out of miniature, 43, 198n90; does not despair whether uniform in miniature is correct or not, 197n86; fears medal in same artistic fancy, 197n86; thinks X of 18X6 signifies a cross or plus sign, 193n25; and Brock’s medals, 199n4; receives invitation from Miss Tupper, 43; arrives in Guernsey, 45; dismisses J. Percy Groves, 45-6, 199n5; visits Miss Guille who pronounces sitter in miniature a Brock, 46; cultivates good relationship with Brock relatives, 46; contends with objections raised by Robinson and John W.L. Forster, 46-8, 50; learns from Tupper of Robinson’s enquiry about Brock’s miniature, 46-7; accuses Robinson of ungentlemanly behaviour and undermining credibility of miniature, 47; informs Mickle of Tupper’s reaction and becomes defensive in process, 47-8; believes Kentish Brock brought on side, 48; defames Forster’s reputation, 64, 205n80; fails to obstruct sale of his portrait of Brock to Guernsey, 67; returns to London, 48, 200n20; and loan of profile portraits, 200n26, 201n33; regrets trip to England, 52-3; seeks additional art experts in London, 50, 53-62; excludes Tupper, 204n72; has copy of Brock’s profile portrait copied thinking it the original, 58, 203n63, 222n48; eventually recognizes original to be in possession of Tupper, 212n52; suggests Mickle’s miniature might portray James Brock, 102; and bronze profile (silhouette), 204n67, 204n71; introduces subject of miniature in Savery Brock’s instructions, 222n45; believes Isaac and Daniel de Lisle Brock resembled one another, 204n69, 222n46; shares speculations regarding miniature described by Savery Brock, 107; assumes miniature delivered by same to Guernsey, 142-4; mistakes James Brock for Brock’s brother, 192n15; returns to Canada, 204n73; derives satisfaction from miniature’s acceptance, 67; perhaps shares in purchase of Hayward’s copy of miniature discovered by Mickle, 192n23, 193n27; her notebook actually Mickle’s, 90, 192n10, 217n103; unaware of Brock miniature by Philip Jean, 222n47; theorizes artist responsible for Brock’s original profile portrait an army acquaintance, 222n52; donates Hayward’s copy of miniature to Royal Ontario Museum, 193n27; bequeaths Alyn Williams’s copy to Royal Ontario Museum, 203n60; death, 203n60
FitzGibbon, Gerald, 204n65
FitzGibbon, James, 23
Ford, Nathan, 238n55
Forster, John C.H.
not to be confused with John W.L. Forster and paints imaginary portrait of Brock, 190n47
Forster, John W. L.
expresses interest in George Berthon’s portrait of Brock, 19; borrows materials from John B. Robinson, 190n48; relies heavily on Miss Kerr-Nelson’s copy, 20-1; success of his rendition, 21; allegiance to Robinsons, 36; prepares for trip abroad, 36; sets out for England, 40, 197n77; introduces himself to Tuppers and other Brock relatives in Guernsey, 43; voices concerns about Brock’s miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 48; believes she and Miss FitzGibbon deceived as to same, 200n24; support for a commission to paint a portrait of Brock for Guernsey, 205n75-6; finishes study for Brock portrait and departs for Paris, 48; inscription on reverse of same, 200n21; returns to Guernsey in hopes of sale, 62, 204n74; negotiates with States of Guernsey, 62-3; and successful outcome, 67, 206n91; returns to Toronto, 205n78; sells another portrait of Brock to Ontario Ministry of Education, 67, 206n92; damage done to same, 206n92; and misconception that copy of Brock’s profile portrait the original, 203n63; nearly uses original, 209n15; inaccuracies in his representations of Brock’s uniform, 208n13; leery of controversies, 67; newspaper contributions, 191n50; confuses position held by J. Percy Groves, 198n2; donates study to Dominion Archives, 204n74; death, 218n7
Forsyth, Joseph, 235n25
Frontenac, Comte de (Louis de Buade), 24, 31, 80, 191n5, 211n46
Gallery of Governors, 7, 19, 185n2
Garrett, Henry A., 102, 194n42, 220n33
Glegg, John B.
statement regarding Brock’s portrait, 101-2, 104, 106; and same with reference to Brock’s original profile portrait, 137-8, 140, 144; supposedly low opinion of same, 141; and frame of same, 143, 235n21; as co-administrator of Brock’s estate, 146; and Brock’s personal effects, 239n59; has worry over safety of Brock’s baggage, 153; unable to provide better portrait of Brock, 155; conveys Brock’s decision regarding William Berczy’s land, 211n50; knowledge of Brock questioned by Miss Mickle, 102, 104; acquaintance with Brock, 221n34; and reference to Upper Canada, 221n35, 235n23; service in Canada, 221n41; correspondence with William Brock, 233n3; mentions Thomas Porter’s arrival in England, 240n70
Gore, Francis, 212n50
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 190n43, 206n92
Governor Simcoe, 145, 235n25
Grant, Asa, 238n55
Grant, Mrs. William Forsyth (Minnie Robinson), 189n41, 195n55
Graves, Algernon, 55-6
Graves, Donald E.
impression of Ludwig Kosche, 223n62
Grigg, Thomas, 205n80, 206n83
Groves, J. Percy, 45-6, 92, 198n2-3, 199n5, 207n7, 217n110
Growler, 147-8, 150, 237n44
Guernsey, Nazi occupation of, 119-20
Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery, 129-30, 161, 166, 173, 209n14, 214n79-80, 232n97, 233n98, 243n30
Guille, Mary Elizabeth, 46, 48, 199n7
Hand, Alice Juliet, 186n9
Harper, John Russell, 184n12
Hatch, William Stanley
background, 241n11; describes Brock, 158-9, 242n14
Hayward, Gerald S.
background, 192n22; restores miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 27-8; offers to paint copy, 28; uses expertise to assess same, 28-9; pleased that Allan Cassels thinks him correct, 194n32; compares same with other Brock portraits, 40; expresses faith in same, 41, 50; interpretation of 18X6, 95-6, 193n25; delivery of miniature and copy to Mickle, 193n27; age of sitter in same, 102; death, 192n22
Heathfield, Mrs. Edward see Tupper, Constance
Hills and Saunders, 186n14
Hirschberg, Carl, 191n53
Hirschberg, Mrs. Carl see Kerr-Nelson, Alice
“Historian” see Robinson, Christopher
Hitler, Adolf, 82, 213n66
Hitsman, J. Mackay, 184n13
Hodgins, John George
obtains photograph of Brock’s profile portrait, 8, 15, 167, 185n6, 187n29
Holden, Robert M.
pursued and interrogated by Miss FitzGibbon, 41-2; offers to assist same, 43; and artistic fancies, 45; fails to comply with FitzGibbon’s request for written statement, 197n88
Holme, Norman, 100
Houston, Mrs. Stewart (Augusta Robinson), 189n41. See also Robinson, Augusta (lieutenant governor’s daughter)
Hudson, J.
artist responsible for miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 28-9, 56, 74, 102, 209; may have been James Hudson, 202n48
Huyshe, Mrs. George (Rosa Brock)
background, 11; owner of copy of Brock’s profile portrait, 16, 33, 59, 185n8; composition of same, 185n9; bequeaths same to John Savery Carey, 186n9, 200n27, 203n62. See also Brock, Rosa
Hyer, Richard
misjudges date Schipper set out for England, 227n34
Jarvis, Aemilius, 53, 202n42, 220n33
Jean, Philip, 86, 161, 167, 214n80, 222n47, 231n82
Jefferson, Thomas, 122
Jenkins, Elisha, 232n97
Jenkins, Mrs. Elisha (Sarah Greene), 232n97
Jersey Invalids, 89, 216n97
Kerr-Nelson, Alice
background, 11; commissioned to copy Brock’s original profile portrait, 11; same preferred by Charles W. Robinson, 11-12; same not suitable for Government House, 17; same utilized by George Berthon and John W.L. Forster, 19-20, 186n15, 190n42, 195n56; monogram, 186n11; her portrait of Brock borrowed from John B. Robinson by Forster, 191n48; marriage and death, 191n53
Kingsford, William
admires George Berthon’s portrait of Brock, 18-19; publishes theory that Brock was disfigured, 159
Kirby, William, 194n33
Kittermaster, James, 188n34, 222n52
Kosche, Ludwig
background, 69, 207n1-4; researches Brock’s coatee, 69-70, 221n37-8; examines Brock portraits, 70-2, 207n7; contacts Michael H.T. Mellish, 70-1; considers original profile portrait’s age, 74; Mellish provides attribution to James Sharples and date, 74; attribution to William Berczy provided by John Andre with date, 77-8; completes research into Brock’s coatee and turns attention to original profile portrait, 78; obtains second attribution to Berczy, 78; assigns and justifies date, 78-9, 81-2; unimpressed by Andre’s attribution and date, 79-81, 210n38; becomes interested in Brock’s other portraits, 82, 213n70; investigates miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 90, 91-2; convinced same misidentified, 92; relies on Mickle’s notebook, 95; recognizes importance of dating miniature, 218n5; determines date of same, 96; decides that portrait of elderly officer not Brock but George Dunn, 97-8; fears consequences of correcting misidentification, 95; shares findings with Miss Procter, 98; executive of Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto not entirely accepting, 98; worries about broader reaction and seeks additional evidence, 99-100; provides Mellish with section of article dealing with Brock’s original profile portrait, 101; readjusts date of same, 109; fails to stress identification of two authentic portraits of Brock, 113, 115; analyses uniform in Brock’s original profile portrait, 124-5; too strict in reading of dress regulations, 125; struggles to find evidence as to transfer of Brock’s original profile portrait to Guernsey, 137, 141-2; uncovers better evidence in Mrs. de Lisle’s recollection, 138; believes Ferdinand Brock Tupper negatively influenced by John B. Glegg, 138-40; questions quality of original profile portrait, 140-1; embraces Miss FitzGibbon’s assumption that Savery Brock returned from Canada with same, 142-3; enquires if Mellish willing to sell same, 165; mistaken impression that miniature discovered by Mickle purchased on behalf of Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto, 193n24; and reattribution of Berczy’s profile portraits, 118; seeks publisher for his article, 109-11; approaches and offends Procter, 109-10; publishes in Archivaria, 110-11; takes early retirement, 111; unaware miniatures of Isaac and John Brock dated and initialled by Philip Jean, 215n80; believes that strong men face right in their portraits, 242n17; death, 224n75
LaBrie, F. Eugene
fulfils Samuel E. Weir’s plans for a copy of Brock’s original profile portrait, 163-4; arranges for a second copy to be given to Brock University, 164-5; tries repeatedly to purchase original, 165
Lamb, W. Kaye, 243n39
Lambert, John, 228n42
Laval, François de Montmorency, 231n81
Lawrence, Thomas, 244n1
Le Cocq, Mrs. Hubert (Victoria Tupper), 14-16, 186n11, 188n32, 234n4. See also Tupper, Victoria
Le Moine, James, 26
Le Page, James, 66
Lenfestey, Gillian
identifies Mrs. Bubb, 199; invited to examine Brock’s original profile portrait, 129; confirms colour of stock in same as black, 212n54
Lett, Benjamin
attacks Brock’s first monument, 2, 183n3
Lewin, Isabella Charlotte see Stevenson, Mrs. Nathaniel
Liverpool, Lord (Robert Jenkinson), 240n1-2
Longley, Frances see Brock, Mrs. Irving
Lundy’s Lane Historical Museum, 190n48, 191n54
Lundy’s Lane Observatory, 33
MacCarthy, Hamilton, 241n6
Macdonell, Ian, 191n54
Macdonell, John, 19, 53, 202n42
Macdonell, John A.
commissions John W.L. Forster to paint Brock’s portrait, 19, 195n56; allows reproductions of same, 21, 192n6; photographs of same, 32; retains same until death, 191n54
Malcomson, Robert, 224n1
Manchester, 233n3
Mary Hatt, 145, 147
McAusland, Jane
restores Schipper’s profile portrait of Brock, 231n84, 244n56
McCord, David Ross
background, 33; learns of Miss Mickle’s discovery of miniature of Brock, 33, 195n45; makes enquires about same, 33-4; dubious about Cabot Calendar, 195n47; and date of photograph of Brock’s original profile portrait, 188n37
McCord Museum of Canadian History, 188n37, 203n64, 208n7
McFarland, Duncan, 194n42, 220n33
McNairn, Alan
attributes Brock’s original profile portrait to William Berczy, 78, 210n37; revises attribution to Gerrit Schipper, 118
McNeely, Tom, 185n19
medal, Brock’s gold, 199n4
medals, 29, 34-5, 41-2, 45, 90, 92, 96-8, 109, 197n86, 198n3, 199n4, 217n111
Mellish, Michael H.T.
inherits various miniatures, 214n71; inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 208n14, 225n25; provenance of same, 173; rejects offer from Samuel E. Weir to purchase same, 161-3; resists other offers, 163, 165; trip to Canada and discovery of additional Brock portraits, 74, 76, 209n20, 209n28; pursues attribution of Brock’s original profile portrait with British Museum and National Portrait Gallery, 76, 209n22; questions attribution to James Sharples, 76-7; assists Ludwig Kosche, 72; accepts attribution to William Berczy but not date, 79, 82; encourages Kosche to research Brock’s portraits, 82; sees resemblance between John Brock’s miniatures, 84; uncovers copy of Brock’s profile portrait, 89; not concerned about misidentified miniature of George Dunn, 101; content with Kosche’s observations about Brock’s original profile portrait, 109; relates story about same and Nazi occupation of Guernsey, 119-20; pessimistic about an attribution, 119; mistakes John Brock for John Savery Brock, 214n73; owns miniature of Brock as ensign, 214n79; unaware that miniatures of Isaac and John Brock dated and initialled by Philip Jean, 215n80; searches for full-length portrait, 215n84; reacts positively to Kosche’s portraits article, 224n71; death, 225n23
Mellish, Nicholas T.L.
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 209n14; attempts to sell same, 242n25; reneges on sale of same, 243n30; sells same, 161; provenance of same, 173; owns miniature of Brock as ensign, 214n79; sells Brock portraits, 214n79
Metropolitan Toronto Historical Board, 223n63
Mickle, Henry W., 201n41
Mickle, Sara
literary disposition and historical interests, 23; compiles Cabot Calendar, 23-4; unable to find suitable portrait of Brock, 24; follows-up lead about miniature of Brock, 24; researches provenance of same, 24, 26; receives same for examination, 26, 194n33; tries to keep discovery quiet, 26-7; arranges for restoration by Gerald S. Hayward, 27-8; purchases miniature from Mrs. Taylor, 28, 193n24; uses Hayward’s advice to neutralize Allan Cassel’s criticism, 29-31; reacts to Charles W. Robinson’s rumours about miniature, 35-6; fears public reaction against same, 36; looks for confirmation of authenticity, 36; learns of another Brock portrait, 36; sets out to prove miniature’s identification, 38; confronts Taylor and continues search, 39-40; accepts Miss FitzGibbon’s offer to seek out art experts in London, 40; provides FitzGibbon with Jarvis silhouette, 53-4; wants nothing to do with profile portraits, 55; prefers to avoid confrontation with John W.L. Forster, 200n25; galled by Alyn Williams’s low opinion of silhouettes, 57; confused as to which profile portrait Williams copied, 58; derives satisfaction from miniature’s acceptance, 67; her notebook misidentified as FitzGibbon’s, 90, 192n10, 217n103; rejects John B. Glegg’s seeming contention against miniature, 102, 103-4; accuses him of ignorance regarding Brock’s portraits, 220n33; doubts that Glegg intimately acquainted with Brock, 221n34; and Glegg’s service, 221n41; imagines miniature described by Savery Brock as one she discovered, 107-8; mistakes James Brock for one of Brock’s brothers, 192n15; owns miniature until death, 193n24, 219n15
Mickle, William Julius, 23
Miers, John, 203n64
Mix, Mervine, 147, 237n38
Moodie, Susana (Strickland), 23
Morgan, Henry J.
enquires after Brock’s portrait, 15, 187n25
Mower, Nahum, 237n51
Murney, Henry
and capture of Elizabeth, 150, 236n35, 238n56, 239n63
Myers, Ned, 238n54
Nairne, Thomas, 237n45
National Archives of Canada, 211n46
National Gallery of Canada, 78-9, 88, 116, 118, 210n37, 215n85, 219n15
National Portrait Gallery, 53, 55, 76, 164, 218n6
National Trust, 219n15
nationalism see Canadian nationalism
Nesmith, Thomas, 110
New Brunswick Museum, 215n82
Niagara Falls History Museum, 190n48, 191n54
Niagara Historical Society Museum, 74, 194n42, 209n20, 209n28, 220n33
Norfolk, Duke of (Charles Howard), 240n1
Nowlan, Frank, 53, 55-7, 202n45
Nursey, Walter R., 212n52
Oneida, 144
Ontario Heritage Foundation, 165, 244n51
Ontario Ministry of Education, 206n92
Osgoode Hall, 243n43
Osterman, Mark
considers methods of securing paper in Gerrit Schipper’s physiognotrace, 130
Ottawa Public Library, 69
Pantazzi, Michael, 88
Parker Gallery, 218n6
Parks Canada, 88
Physiognotrace
Mary M. Allodi proposes that Schipper might have used one, 126; origin, construction, and operation of physiognotrace, 127-8; use of same questioned, 129; evidence of same, 129-30; adaptation of same, 131; conversion for cutting silhouettes, 131-2; Gerrit Schipper’s modification, 132; advantage over camera obscura, 132; better understanding of physiognotrace, 135; probably employed by Schipper, 169
Pike, Zebulon, 238n54
Pitfield, P. Michael, 88, 90, 189n41, 215n86-7
Pitfield, Ward C., 189n41, 215n87
Porter, Thomas
joins 49th Regiment, 239n67; responsible for delivering Brock’s personal effects to family, 152-3; sent home on furlough, 240n72; discharged from army, 240n70
Powell, Mary Boyles, 53, 202n42
Prevost, George, 235n27, 236n34
Priaulx Library, 186n11, 198n2
Price, John J., 230n68
Prince Consort’s Army Library, 230n68
Prince Regent (Prince George Augustus Frederick), 240n1-2
Procter, Henry, 236n35
Procter, Lorna R.
co-operates with Kosche in testing authenticity of miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 90, 92; agonizes over how to share negative findings with Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto, 98; same not entirely accepting, 98; society’s decline, 115; and Kosche’s article, 109-10, 223n63; unable to cope with his demanding nature, 110
Propert, John Lumsden, 201n28
Provincial Marine, 144-5
Public Archives of Canada, 77, 111
Putt, Sarah Maria see Brock, Mrs. William
Puttick and Simpson, 215n87
Raible, Chris, 183n3, 237n51
Rawdon-Hastings, Francis, Lord Moira, 203n64
Rawstorne, Henry F., 53, 55
Read, David B.
utilizes John W.L. Forster’s portrait of Brock for frontispiece, 19; biography of Brock, 24, 26
Reid, Dennis R., 184n12
regiments
8th: ix, 84, 86, 115, 161, 213n69, 215n80, 224n1, 224n6; 23rd: 92, 98-9, 196n74; 49th: ix-x, 14-15, 45, 84, 86, 88, 99, 124, 138, 145, 148, 152-3, 187n28, 188n32, 188n34, 214n75, 216n92, 216n97, 217n112, 222n52, 231n69, 234n9, 237n45, 239n67-8, 240n72; 81st: 84, 87, 89, 216n94
Richardson, John
describes Brock, 158, 241n8; trauma to Brock’s eyes, 242n15; unaware of Brock’s portrait, 184n9
Ridout, Matilda see Edgar, Lady
Riger, Jeanne
background, 118-9; publishes article on Gerrit Schipper, 119; attributes Brock’s original profile portrait to Schipper, 120, 135, 168-9; comments on economic challenges facing same, 122; provides evidence of camera obscura, 126; suggests X-ray of Brock’s original profile portrait, 130; mistakenly believes Schipper sojourned in England, 227n34; rejects possibility that same departed soon after marriage, 227n34; suggests same painted James H. Craig’s portrait in Montreal, 228n47; discusses treatment of Brock’s eye, 226n28; defends rendering of Brock’s ear, 241n13
River Brink (Samuel E. Weir’s house), 162-5
RiverBrink Art Museum, 161, 165-6
Robinson, Augusta see Strachan, Mrs. James
Robinson, Augusta (lieutenant governor’s daughter), 14, 189n40. See also Houston, Mrs. Stewart
Robinson, Charles W.
lieutenant governor and secretary of Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 194n38; aids in search for Brock’s portrait, 8; not optimistic of success, 8, 185n4; reports differences among various branches of family, 14, 187n23; locates two profile portraits, 8; reports original faded and rubs easily, 186n13, 186n10; commissions Miss Kerr-Nelson to copy original, 11; and George Berthon’s ability to make good use of copy, 12, 187n15; also arranges for photographic copies, 12; clarifies duplication of profile portrait, 14-15; looks for full-faced portrait, 16; determines bronze profile (silhouette) might be useful, 16; spreads rumours disputing authenticity of miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 34-6; questions shoulder insignia in same, 195n48; contacts Miss Tupper through third party enquiring about same, 46-7; enquiry divulged to Miss FitzGibbon, 47; does not pursue advantage from John W.L. Forster’s sale of Brock portrait to Guernsey, 67; Ludwig Kosche alerted to objections regarding miniature discovered by Mickle, 90; photographs of Brock’s original profile portrait, 191n48
Robinson, Christopher (“Historian”)
objects to Miss FitzGibbon’s criticism of Berthon’s portrait of Brock, 31-3; engages in letter-writing campaign against miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 35; unwilling to engage FitzGibbon directly, 32, 35, 168; careful style of writing, 194n39; retiring nature, 194n40
Robinson, John B.
background, 7, 185n1; appointed lieutenant governor of Ontario, 7; establishes Gallery of Governors, 7; method of assembling portraits, 7, 185n3; enlists brother’s aid in finding portrait of Brock, 8; confusion over portraits owned by Mrs. Huyshe and Mrs. Tupper, 8, 11; desires full-faced portrait, 11, 16; brother investigates, 14-16; concern over Tupper’s footnote implying no portrait of Brock, 14, 187n19; receives and retains Miss Kerr-Nelson’s copy of Brock’s original profile portrait, 16-17, 189n40-1; has George Berthon paint Brock’s official portrait, 17; succeeded as lieutenant governor in 1887, 190n46; public apathy towards Gallery of Governors, 18-19; John W.L. Forster’s interest in Berthon’s portrait of Brock, 19; lends materials to Forster, 190n48; theory that Brock disfigured, 159; Lady Edgar’s interest in Brock’s portrait, 188n34; gaps in Gallery of Governors, 190n44; father of Mrs. Grant, 195n55; death, 194n37
Robinson, John B., Sr.
describes Brock, 158; father of John B. Robinson, 7, 185n1
Robinson, Minnie see Grant, Mrs. William Forsyth
Ross, Bonnie
designs coin honouring Brock, 218n112
Rowney, Walter, 53, 201n37
Royal Canadian Mint
issues coin honouring Brock, 218n112
Royal Colonial Institute, 41, 197n80
Royal George, 145-7, 237n37
Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 8, 11, 15, 194n38
Royal Ontario Museum, 193n27, 203n60, 219n15
Royal Trust Company, 74
Royal United Service Institution, 41-2
Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, 100
Ryerson, Egerton, 185n6, 195n55
Ryerson, George Sterling Ansel, 195n55
Sabin, Frank M., 215n87
Sambourne, Edward Linley, 203n56
Sanderson, George
background, 241n11; describes Brock, 159
Schipper, Adelia, 227n39
Schipper, Gerrit
background, 117; tours American eastern seaboard, 121-2, 226n32, 227n34, 227n35-6; marriage, 227n37; insolvency, 227n39; moves to Lower Canada, 122, 228n39; arrives in Montreal, 122, 228n40; plans for and removes to Quebec, 122, 228n44-5; departs Lower Canada, 123, 229n50; dispute with John D. Turnbull, 117-18; arrangements for engraving of James H. Craig’s portrait, 229n51; arrives in England, 229n52; camera obscura, 126-7; physiognotrace, 127-8, 231n81; pinholes as evidence of same, 129-30; description of same, 232n95; ability to trace more quickly, 232n96; awkward treatment of anatomy and perspective, 131; opts for half-portraits using camera obscura and physiognotrace, 131-2; slow to embrace latter technology and adaptation of same, 132; caught up in popularity of physiognotrace, 233n100; promotes short sitting time, 231n74; guarantee of customer satisfaction, 231n75; signature, 232n85; manner of painting, 132, 232n97; includes matted frames and glass with profile portraits, 232n98, 235n21; blank expressions of his sitters, 233n99; acknowledgment of his artistic mastery, 244n1; death, 226n30; papers destroyed, 121
Scott, Winfield, 156
Séminaire de Québec, 231n81
Serdongs, Henri, 219n16
Sharples, James
credited with having painted Brock’s original profile portrait, 74, 76-9; attribution revised to William Berczy, 101; travels and whereabouts, 77-8, 209n29, 210n41, 211n43; histories, 210n40
Sheaffe, Roger Hale, 146, 153, 235n27, 236n34-5, 240n75
Sherbrooke, John Coape, 184n10
Short, Frederick M.
relates painful incident involving Brock’s miniature, 39; describes sitter in Mrs. de Beaumont’s painting as wild harum-scarum man, 39-40, 98; informs Miss Mickle that his deceased brother John Short always thought miniature was Brock, 196n69
Short, H. Douglass
remembers portrait of elderly officer, 219n20; identifies same as George Dunn, 100
Short, John
grandfather of Mrs. Taylor and brother to Mrs. Dunn, 217n108; always identified miniature discovered by Miss Mickle as Brock, 196n69
Short, John
and Kosche, 218n8-9; produces portrait of elderly officer, 97
Short, Lucy see Brock, Mrs. James
Short, Lucy see Taylor, Mrs. Heber
Short, Matilda see Dunn, Mrs. George; Wallace, Mrs. James
Short, Matilda see de Beaumont, Mrs. Alfred
Short, William C., 38, 196n64
Shortt, John
father of Mrs. Taylor, 99
Shortt, Robert
great-grandfather of Mrs. Taylor, 99
Simpson, F. May, 217n112, 241n6
Society of Miniature Painters, 56-7, 59
Sotheby’s, 218n6
Sowels, Reginald C., 186n9, 215n83
Sowels, Mrs. Reginald C. (Agnes Bessie Carey), 87, 186n9, 215n83. See also Carey, Agnes Bessie
Stacey, Charles P., 183prefn1, 220n23
States of Guernsey
deliberates purchase of John W.L. Forster’s portrait of Brock, 64-7
St. Clement Danes Church, 226n30
St-Denis, Guy
optimistic that Ludwig Kosche’s research will facilitate his own, 115; faith in Kosche begins to waver, 116-18; attempts to involve Mary M. Allodi in attribution of Brock’s original profile portrait, 118; referred to Gerrit Schipper specialist Jeanne Riger, 118-19; receives attribution to Schipper, 120; investigates date of Brock’s original profile portrait, 121-3; analyses uniform worn by Brock when sitting for Schipper, 123-6; develops interest in Schipper’s style and technique, 126; confirms Schipper’s use of physiognotrace, 128; questions whether Schipper used physiognotrace or camera obscura to produce Brock’s original profile portrait, 128-31; tests authenticity of bronze profile (silhouette), 132-3; scrutinizes John B. Glegg’s statement regarding Brock’s portrait, 137-8; disagrees with Kosche’s interpretation of Ferdinand Brock Tupper’s footnote about quality of Brock’s original profile portrait, 140-1; not convinced that Savery Brock responsible for taking same to Guernsey, 143-4; concludes Glegg’s statement not a critique of quality, 144; questions James Brock’s denial about Brock’s baggage, 149-51; investigates Thomas Porter’s involvement in delivering Brock’s personal effects, 152-3; impression of Brock’s physique, 159; brings record of Brock’s original profile portrait forward, 160; fears Brock’s ear stylized, 241n13
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 60, 155, 169, 222n46, 240n1
Stevenson, Nathaniel, 205n76
Stevenson, Mrs. Nathaniel (Isabella Charlotte Lewin), 64, 205n81
Strachan, Mrs. James (Augusta Robinson), 35, 195n55
Stuart, Henry C.
assists in search for information regarding miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 38; and knowledge of George S. Carter, 196n61
Sugden, John, ix-x
Sumner, Percy, 216n92
Tardif, Jean, 67
Taylor, George C., 24, 26-8
Taylor, Mrs. Heber (Lucy Short)
relationship to Mrs. Dunn, 217n108; owner of a Brock miniature, 24; vouches for same, 40, 92; inheritance of same, 26, 99; denies misrepresentation of same, 39; or intention of selling same, 193n24; copyright holder, 43, 195n52
Thomas, Isaiah, 228n46
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, 88
Tupper, Beatrice
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 208n14; provenance of same, 173; co-owner of same, 225n25
Tupper, Bertha see Bubb, Mrs. Arthur
Tupper, Caroline, 138, 188n31. See also de Lisle, Mrs. De Beauvoir
Tupper, Constance (Mrs. Edward Heathfield)
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 208n14; provenance of same, 173
Tupper, De Vic
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 202n54, 208n14; provenance of same, 172-3
Tupper, Mrs. De Vic
provenance of Brock’s original profile portrait, 172
Tupper, Edith
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 208n14; provenance of same, 172; bequeaths same to Michael H.T. Mellish, 173, 208n14, 214n79, 225n25; inherits miniature of Brock as ensign and bequeaths same to Mellish, 214n79; and Nazi occupation of Guernsey, 119-20; death, 208n14, 214n79
Tupper, Emilia
borrows Brock’s original profile portrait, 172-3, 208n14; provenance of same, 172; death, 173
Tupper, Ethel
provenance of Brock’s original profile portrait, 173
Tupper, Ferdinand Brock
as Brock’s biographer, 14, 187n24; disapproval of profile portraits, 187n23; suppresses same 14-15, 141, 187n28; guilty of hero worship, 15, 187n22; and John Brock’s duel in 1801, 89; instructions from Savery Brock regarding delivery of miniature, 107; describes Brock, 109, 158, 223n55, 241n7; no direct knowledge of Brock’s stature, 241n9; provenance of Brock’s original profile portrait, 172; owns miniature of Brock as ensign, 214n79; mistakes date of John Brock’s death, 216n94; resemblance of Brock brothers, 222n46; not necessarily knowledgeable about insignia of Order of Bath, 234n12; describes Brock’s personal effects being in trunks, 237n52; thanks Isaac Chauncey for return of same, 238n58; refutes claim about specie forming part of Brock’s personal effects, 239n59; death, 188n29, 188n37
Tupper, Henrietta
daughter of Ferdinand Brock Tupper, 16; explains Henry Tupper’s inheritance of Brock’s original profile portrait, 16, 187n27; clarifies differences between same and mentions bronze profile (silhouette), 16; rejects misconception that no likeness of Brock existed, 188n32; responds to McCord’s enquiry about miniature discovered by Miss Mickle, 33-4, 195n47; questions likeness of Brock in Cabot Calendar, 33-4, 198n1; invites Miss FitzGibbon to visit, 43; well disposed to miniature discovered by Mickle, 45; receives enquiry from Charles W. Robinson regarding same, 46-7; asked by FitzGibbon to bring profile portraits to London, 50, 58, 200n26; agrees, 201n33; excluded from sessions with art experts, 62, 204n72; insists that bronze profile portrays Brock, 61-2; asserts that profile portraits always known as Brock, 65; allowed long term loan of Brock’s original profile portrait, 208n14; provenance of same, 160, 172; as owner of miniature of Brock as ensign, 214n79; misquoted by Ludwig Kosche, 234n4; death, 214n79
Tupper, Henry
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 160, 187n27, 208n14; ownership of same, 15, 160, provenance of same, 172; father of Mrs. Bubb, 199n8
Tupper, Mrs. Henry (Mary Ann Collings)
background, 11; explains husband’s inheritance of Brock’s original profile portrait, 15-16; ownership of same, 11, 208n14; provenance of same, 160, 172; quality of same, 11, 185n8; anxiety over possible damage to same, 186n10; allows copy to be made, 11; bequeaths original profile portrait to her son, 202n54; death, 208n14
Tupper, Henry Bingham de Vic
inherits Brock’s original profile portrait, 202n54, 208n14; provenance of same, 172-3
Tupper, John Elisha, 172, 188n31, 233n4
Tupper, Mrs. John Elisha (Elizabeth Brock), 11, 143-4, 172
Tupper, Victoria, 14, 186n11, 234n4. See also Le Cocq, Mrs. Hubert
Turnbull, John D., 117-18, 225n14
Turner, Wesley, 83, 213n68
Two Brothers, 145, 235n26
Valpied, Edouard, 67
Victoria and Albert Museum, 218n6
Viger, Jacques, 79-80
Vincent, John, 148, 240n72
Vincent, Sarah Anne see Curzon, Mrs. Robert
Wallace, Mrs. James (Matilda Short), 92
War Office, 89
Waterloo, Battle of, 45, 92, 95
Waterloo Medal, 92, 96-8, 198n3, 217n111
Weir Foundation
establishment, 243n42; attempts to purchase Brock portraits, 160-1, 166
Weir, Samuel E.
birth, 243n35; legal training, 243n43; vision for a museum, 164-6; becomes aware of Michael H.T. Mellish and Brock’s original profile portrait, 243n36; fails to purchase same, 161-3; has good points, 243n33; familiarizes himself with Battle of Queenston Heights, 243n34
Wellington, Duke of (Arthur Wellesley), 240n1
Westmacott, Richard
Brock’s memorial in St. Paul’s Cathedral, 155-6, 160, 183n7, 241n4-5
Williams, Alyn
assists Miss FitzGibbon, 56-7; mistakes copy of Brock’s profile portrait for original, 203n63, 222n48; paints copy of copy, 58-9; death, 202n52
Williams, Reginald
assists in attribution to James Sharples as artist responsible for Brock’s original profile portrait, 76; fails to reveal source of Sharples’s information, 209n28
Wolfe, James, 24, 31, 191n5
Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto
founding, 23, 191n1; and Ludwig Kosche, 83, 90, 98, 109-10, 115; donates miniature discovered by Miss Mickle to Royal Ontario Museum, 193n27, 219n15
Wood, Alexander, 235n25
York, Duke of, 152, 204n64