, 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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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds, 1820
John Constable
British, 1776
- 1837
oil on canvas
74.3 x 92.4 cm
Purchased 1976
National Gallery of Canada (no. 18687)
Constable's visits to Salisbury Cathedral and his friendship with the bishop, Dr. John Fisher, and his nephew John, resulted in the creation of several oil sketches and finished versions of the cathedral and its grounds. The present sketch, begun originally as a vertical composition, served as the starting point for the production of the celebrated group of pictures. This large-scale study from nature reveals the rich palette and vigorous brushwork characteristic of Constable's oeuvre.
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