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Benjamin West: The Death of General Wolfe  wikidata:Q956541 reasonator:Q956541
Artist
Benjamin West  (1738–1820)  wikidata:Q313498 q:it:Benjamin West
 
Benjamin West
Description American-British painter and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death 10 October 1738 / 10 November 1738 Edit this at Wikidata 11 March 1820 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Springfield Township Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London, Roma, Philadelphia
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artist QS:P170,Q313498
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Title
The Death of General Wolfe.
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
detail: Native American, noble savage.
Depicted people James Wolfe Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1770
date QS:P571,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 152.6 cm (60 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 214.5 cm (84.4 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+152.6U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+214.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1068063
Accession number
8007 (National Gallery of Canada) Edit this at Wikidata
Exhibition history
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.
References
Source/Photographer https://www.jstor.org/stable/3109196

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current18:15, 25 June 2023Thumbnail for version as of 18:15, 25 June 20231,055 × 1,263 (935 KB)UmutDevrim08Better quality according to File:Benjamin West 005
19:36, 14 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 19:36, 14 March 2012603 × 699 (104 KB)QuibikRemoved some halftone patterns.
09:59, 27 April 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:59, 27 April 2006603 × 699 (105 KB)BkwillwmCropped 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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