, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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Durga with Adorants, 9th-10th century
Unknown (Indian, Uttar Pradesh - late 9th-10th century)
buff sandstone
78.7 cm high
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1978
National Gallery of Canada (no. 23243)
Durga, "the Unattainable," is one of the incarnations of the goddess Parvati. In the form known as Kshemankari she brings health and well being.
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