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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 Library of Charles Comfort

16 Sep 2009 - 24 Dec 2009

Charles Fraser Comfort was a distinguished Canadian artist who served as Director of the National Gallery of Canada from 1960 to 1965. His long career was marked by friendships with Canadian artists, service abroad as an official war artist and steadfast commitment to artistic practice and teaching. His personal library reflects a multitude of interests and associations, forged during a lifetime devoted to the arts in Canada. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives. Open during Library Reading Room hours.