Leg Eater

Detail of the Leg Eater in painting #9. This is the original artwork; in the book the fleur-de-lys to the right is obscured.

Photo of lampost base, George Stephen House, Montreal.

The Leg Eater (or Legeater) is an in-community term for a distinctive decorative feature on the lampposts at the entrance to the George Stephen House (now the Le Mount Stephen Hotel) in Montreal, Canada. Because it appears to be a close visual match to an element in Painting 9, it is generally seen as evidence that the painting belongs to the Montreal puzzle.