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The '''Leg Eater''' 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. | [[File:Paintinglegeater.jpeg|alt=Close-up iImage of a distinctive feature.|thumb|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. ]] | ||
[[File:MTLlegeater.jpeg|thumb|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. | |||
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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.