Historical miniature portrait painted  by Francois Dumont (1751-1831)  at the beginning of his career, circa 1775 (not signed as usual at this period of François Dumont ).

The sitters are  Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, marquis de Saint Véran (1712-1759), his wife Angélique Louise born Talon du Boullay (1715-1788), and one of their grand daughters .

The marchioness de Saint Vérant shows to the little girl a map of Canada ( we can read Amérique septentrionale and mer Pacifque on it), a compass in her hand, she explains to the child the battles of her famous grandpa died in Canada . The girl indicated the portrait with her hand and composition forms a boucle .

Montcalm is very famous in Canada and in France 

French link about Louis Joseph de Montcalm : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Joseph_de_Montcalm

HONOURS :

-James Wolfe and Marquis de Montcalm sculpture in front of Parliament Building (Quebec)

-Four vessels of the French Navy have been named in his honour

-Many sites and landmarks were named to honour Montcalm. They include :Rue Montcalm, Montreal, Quebec, Montcalm Avenue, Plattsburgh, New York, Montcalm, New Hampshire, Montcalm Secondary School, London, Ontario, Rue Montcalm (Montcalm Street), Hull, Quebec, Montcalm Street, Detroit, Michigan, Montcalm Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, Montcalm Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Montcalm Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, New York, named in 1933, Montcalm Avenue, Buffalo, New York, Montcalm Park, on the site of the former Fort Oswego, Oswego, New York, Montcalm Avenue (originally "Avenue du Montcalm"), in the historically French city of Plattsburgh, New York, 18 miles south of the Canada-US border,Montcalm High School, Montcalm, West Virginia, although the area is not historically connected to France or the French and Indian War, Montcalm Avenue, Brighton, Massachusetts, Lake Montcalm, Montcalm County, Michigan, Montcalm close Orewa Auckland New Zealand.....