, 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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Tara, 14th century
Unknown (Central Tibet - 14th century)
gilt copper with inlay
38.7 cm high
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1980
National Gallery of Canada (no. 26722)
This very fine sculpture was created from separately cast elements: the base, the goddess, and her ornaments. A casting crack can be observed on the figure's left forearm; also visible are the openings on her arms where the copper lotus stems, now lost, were once attached.
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