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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)

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Exhibitions

The Symbolist Muse: Prints from the Permanent Collection

18 Apr 2009 - 20 Sep 2009

During the 1880s, some artists in Europe began exploring an inner vision. Their work marked a staunch opposition to that of the Realist and Impressionist artists of the time who focused on recording the exterior world. “Mystery,” “Suggestion” and “Dream”are words that evoke the strange beauty of Symbolist art. Odilon Redon,