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The Death of General Wolfe

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)

Exhibitions

Alex Colville: The Formative Years, 1938-1942

12 Jan 2011 - 29 Apr 2011

Alex Colville studied at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1942. This exhibition presents a selection of drawings which date from his years as a student there, all generously donated to the National Gallery by the artist. Open during Library Reading Room Hours.

Alex Colville, <em>Untitled (Figure Study, Back View)</em>, 1940

Alex Colville, Untitled (Figure Study, Back View), 1940