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The Canadian War Museum, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Art Gallery of Ontario are the unique venues that offer access to these six paintings.
Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
, edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses.
The Death of General Wolfe (1770)
The American artist Benjamin West moved in 1763 to England, where he quickly gained a reputation as portraitist to King George III before painting his most famous and monumental work,
The Death of General Wolfe. When it was first exhibited at London’s Royal Academy in 1771, it was initially criticized for being overambitious. However, by the end of the century, opinion had changed. Three full-scale copies were commissioned from West, including one for the king, while smaller prints of the work became one of the best-selling reproductions of the period. This Neoclassical painting depicts British M