, 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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Sakyapa Teacher Kongton Chöje, 14th-15th century
Unknown (Central Tibet - 14th-15th century)
bronze
21 cm high
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1980
National Gallery of Canada (no. 26717)
This exceptional portrait was cast hollow and afterwards chiselled with spectacular incisions imitating the brocade of the teacher's coat. A final touch was the red lacquer used to distinguish the lips.
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