The English Pug and the French Poodle, Bronze sculptures in Place d'Armes, Montreal, Canada.

The English Pug and the French Poodle is a 2013 diptych of two life-size bronze figures by Marc André J. Fortier at 500 Place d'Armes. On the south corner, a thin Englishman in a checked suit and bow tie clutches a pug and stares at Notre-Dame Basilica; on the north corner, a woman in a Chanel-style suit and imitation beret holds a poodle and glares toward the Bank of Montreal head office. Both stand on the ground, backs to each other.

These bronze figures were created in 2013 by Canadian artist Marc-André J Fortier. They emerged as an artistic response to the long history of interaction between English-speaking and French-speaking populations in Montreal.

The sculptures show an English man and a French woman each looking in different directions while holding different dog breeds. This pairing reflects how two communities live side by side in this city.

The sculptures are located at the corner of rue Notre-Dame Ouest and rue Saint-Jacques and are easy to spot from the street. The square is a public area you can visit anytime to view the works from different angles.

A bronze plate beside each figure carries the same bilingual storyline, noting that the two dogs, alert while their masters are oblivious, have already sniffed out the chance to unite. The plate also credits the Commedia dell'arte and Hugh MacLennan's novel Two Solitudes as the work's inspiration.