Louis Riel on Trial

Database ID	26959
Institution	Saskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/Collection	Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
File/Item Reference	S-B7661
Date of creation	1885
Physical description/extent	1 photograph; 12.5 x 10 cm
Number of images	1
Historical note	Charles Nolin, Riel's cousin, is testifying at the extreme left. Questioning Nolin is prosecutor, Christopher Robinson, standing in robes in the centre. Robinson was the son of John Beverley Robinson, a central figure in Upper Canada's Family Compact. Riel stands in the prisoner's box in the middle of the picture. Judge Hugh Richardson and Magistrate Henry Lejeune preside on the bench. Crown Counsel B.B. Osler is in robes on the right. North-West Mounted Police Captain R.B. Deane is seated at the far right. The Reverend E.F. Wilson, 1844-1915, completed the sketch. He was present in the courtroom the day Charles Nolin testified. The engraving of the artwork appeared in the The Graphic (London, England) on September 12, 1885, page 292. Source, Glenbow Archives.
Scope and content	Photograph of a sketch of Riel's trial in Regina, NWT, 1885. Riel stands at centre in the prisoner's box.
Restrictions on access	There are no restrictions on access.
Contributer	Wilson, Rev. E.F.
Other terms governing use and reproduction	Researchers must contact the Glenbow Archives for permission to use or reproduce this image.
Type	Archival
Primary Media	Photographs
Provenance Access Point	Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
Location of originals	Image No: NA-826-8, Glenbow Archives Photo Collection
Place	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 4 Treaty 6 Canada -- National
Cultural region	Plains
Names	Lejeune, Henry Nolin, Charles Osler, B.B. Richardson, Hugh Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Robinson, Christopher
Subject	Northwest Resistance Metis -- History
Date Range(s)	1880-1889
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26959