, 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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Ponte dei Sospiri, Venice, 1912
Caroline Armington
Canadian, 1875
- 1939
etching and drypoint on laid paper
41 x 32.3 cm; plate: 36 x 25.7 cm
Gift of A. McKenzie Brockman, Two Mountains, Quebec, 1985
National Gallery of Canada (no. 29196)
The Bridge of Sighs links the Doge's Palace with the Prisons. Built in or around 1600, its name was coined in the 19th century: condemned prisoners crossing the bridge would catch from its windows a glimpse of Venice and heave a mournful sigh knowing that it was for the last time ever.
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