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)
Exhibitions
Seeds of a collection: The Library 100 years ago
12 Sep 2012 - 21 Dec 2012
National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
The Library of the National Gallery of Canada has now been collecting books and other materials on art for about 100 years. This exhibition delves into the archives to shed light on how Eric Brown, the Gallery’s first Director, went about building a research collection from scratch, and displays some of his early finds which are now treasured items in the collection.
Open during Library Reading Room hours.
Alfred Harold Howard (1854-1916), Book plate for the Library of the National Gallery of Canada(detail), 1914
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
YouTube
