Title
The Death of General Wolfe
Description
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921. Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1918. The famous actor David Garrick was so moved by this painting that he enacted an impromptu interpretation of the dying Wolfe in front of the work when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy.
Creator
Benjamin West
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn
Art History, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, 2010 (9780205800377)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
1770
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.
Type
oil paintings (visual works)
paintings (visual works)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4571988
vw-20100831-1
Date Created
2011-09-02
Date Modified
2011-09-02
Is Part Of
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
4'11 1/2" x 7
Medium
oil on canvas
Spatial Coverage
National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario)
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Tags
Citation
Benjamin West, “The Death of General Wolfe,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/36143.