, 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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Folio from a Ragamala Series: Todi Ragini, c. 1650
Unknown (Indian, Malwa - c. 1650)
opaque watercolour on laminated paper
21.7 x 16.4 cm
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1979
National Gallery of Canada (no. 23613)
Todi Ragini is one of the brides of Vasanta Raga. Her music is so compelling that no living creature can resist it and she is usually shown playing the "vina" to deer fascinated by her sound. This type of "feminine" melody is played at midday, between 10:00 and 13:00 hours.
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