, 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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The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, 1775-1793
Francesco Guardi
Italian, 1712
- 1793
pen and brown ink with light-brown wash over graphite on laid paper
14.3 x 30.7 cm
Purchased 1950
National Gallery of Canada (no. 5819r)
Francesco Guardi, like Canaletto, specialized in views of Venice, though his drawings tend to be more rhythmic and energetic in handling, and so have a direct, contemporary appearance. This drawing once formed part of a sketchbook that included panoramic studies of specific Venetian locations.
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