, 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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Taleelayu, 1994
Oviloo Tunnillie
Canadian (Inuit), 1949
white marble
68 x 14 x 38 cm
Purchased 1994
National Gallery of Canada (no. 37571)
Taleelayu, like Sedna, is one of several names used to describe a powerful Inuit spirit. At one time a woman, she became ruler of the sea animals. Here the artist turns her upside down, as if diving into the water, a pose that emphasizes her flowing hair and fan-like tail.
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