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Benjamin West: The Death of General Wolfe
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| Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q313498 |
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| Title |
The Death of General Wolfe. |
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| Object type |
painting  |
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| Genre |
history painting |
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| Description |
detail: Native American, noble savage. |
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| Depicted people |
James Wolfe |
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| Date |
1770 date QS:P571,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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| Dimensions |
height: 152.6 cm (60 in) ; width: 214.5 cm (84.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+152.6U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+214.5U174728 |
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| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1068063
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| Accession number |
8007 (National Gallery of Canada) |
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| Exhibition history |
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| Notes | West's portrayal of the Native American has been cited as an example of the "noble savage." Original file taken from the Wikimedia Commons file here: Image:Benjamin West 005.jpg. Image cropped and balanced by uploader who releases any right he has for these modifications into the "public domain." See this article for a an example of the noble savage interpretation of this painting (along with other ideas about the depiction of the Native American): Fryd, Vivien Green. "Rereading the Indian in Benjamin West's 'Death of General Wolfe.'" American Art, Vol. 9, No. 1. (Spring, 1995), pp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.jstor.org/stable/3109196 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be, in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | |||||
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 18:15, 25 June 2023 | | 1,055 × 1,263 (935 KB) | UmutDevrim08 | Better quality according to File:Benjamin West 005 |
| 19:36, 14 March 2012 |  | 603 × 699 (104 KB) | Quibik | Removed some halftone patterns. | |
| 09:59, 27 April 2006 |  | 603 × 699 (105 KB) | Bkwillwm | Cropped version of Benjamin West's "The Death of General Wolfe." The section shows the Native American. West's portrayal of the Native American has been cited as an example of the "noble savage." Original file taken from the Wikimedia Commons file here: |
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| Date metadata was last modified | 00:13, 26 June 2023 |
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