, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
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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Door Jamb with Yamuna, Attendants, and Amorous Couples, 9th century
Unknown (Indian, Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan - 9th century)
reddish sandstone
78.7 cm high
Gift of Max Tanenbaum, Toronto, 1978
National Gallery of Canada (no. 23245)
Yamuna, the goddess of the river of the same name, is identified by her symbol, the turtle, at lower left. The objects carried by her attendants indicate that the relief decorated the entrance to a temple of Vishnu.
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Tabernacle Door
Léon Cossons, Tiflis
Chantilly. North Pavilion. Some Distance from the Railway, to the West
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