, 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)
Collections
Enlarge image
A Young Witch Flying on a Rope Swing, c. 1824-1828
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746
- 1828
black chalk and lithographic crayon on greenish-white laid paper
19.1 x 15.5 cm
Purchased 1923
National Gallery of Canada (no. 2996)
In addition to preparatory drawings for his prints, Goya also made drawings that he kept in bound albums, apparently just for himself. The " Young Witch " and the " Death of Anton Requena " both come from Goya's last drawing album, made while he was in exile in Bordeaux during the final years of his life. The woman sails magically through the air on a rope held in her hands, aided only by the wings on her shoes. Nothing else about her suggests she might be a witch, but the distinction between seductive young women and witches is often blurred in Goya's work.
Categories
International
Prints & Drawings
Audioguide
No Audio
Media
No Media
Library and Archives
Extras
No Extras
Lads Making Ready
Of What Ill Will He Die?
When Day Breaks, We Will Be Off
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
YouTube
