The Death of General Wolfe

London, ‘The Death of General Wolfe’, it created controversy, as much of the illustrated events were inaccurate to historical information. General James Wolfe was the commander of the British in 1759 during the Seven Year War between France and Britain for control over North America. In 1759, Britain gained dominance over France and General Wolfe became a figure of power and authority after his death on the battlefield in Quebec 1759. Because General Wolfe was considered such a fearless and courageous general, his heroism was commemorated in history through art, done by the famous Benjamin West. The well-recognized painting of ‘The Death of General Wolfe’ depicts an extremely controversial piece of artwork that has raised the question of intentional…

Extremely popular among the eighteenth century British elite and nobility, Benjamin West’s work consists of mainly accredited portraits and history paintings. West is best known for his 1770 oil on canvas painting The Death of General Wolfe. This painting caused a lot of problems when it was displayed at the Royal Academy. One of the many reasons for this was because the figures were shown wearing modern clothing rather than the approved classical clothing. Even though there were problems, a lot…

different types of subjects and meanings that are being portrayed in the paintings, but they can still be linked together in certain ways. This can be seen with El Greco’s “Burial of Count Orgaz” and Benjamin West’s “The Death of General Wolfe,” in which are from two very different time periods, one relating to that of the Baroque painting style and the other being a neoclassic history painting that derived from the enlightenment. These two paintings are of very different time periods in which…

profound impact on the paintings created during that time period. Artists focused on capturing important battles and deaths of important people on canvas. Two famous artists during this time period were Benjamin West and John Trumbull. Benjamin West was born in Pennsylvania in 1738, but left the colonies permanently to study art in Europe in 1759. He settled in England, where he served as King George III painter, and helped found the Royal Academy. John Trumbull, who was born in 1756 in…

Jacques-Louis David’s The Oath of the Horatii and Benjamin West’s Death of General Wolfe (1770) are both examples of history paintings that depict a historic scene with similar traditional composition techniques. However, the styles and specific subject matter differ and reflect on the location and intentions of the artists. David’s painting, made in the Neoclassical period in France and was a royal commission that required him to paint something that depicted loyalty towards the republic.…

depicting a specific time and place in American history or serving as beautiful backdrops to showcase wealth and stature. Weather it is Jutus Engelhardt Kuhn’s portrait of Fig 3.4 Henry Darnall III or Benjamin West’s depicting Fig 4.23 The Death of General Wolfe, we are taken back to a specific time in our country’s history and as we move through time artist like John Vanderlyn’s portrayal of Fig 4.52 The Death of Jane McCrea he begins to showcase nature in a less theatrical and more in its…

Rebecca Harding Davis novella called “Life in the Iron Mills” takes place in the old mill town of industrializing workers and how they lived in America culture in 1800’s. In this story, she tells her readers about gender inequality, upper and lower-class workforce, immigrants, racism, and horrible working conditions in the mill. Therefore, Davis wanted to explore these five genres call Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Sentimentalism, and Regionalism (Local Color). Meanwhile, the narrator is…

The Me Decade was the decade of the 1970s which was thought of as or characterized by narcissism, self-indulgence, and a lack of social concern in many, especially in young people. Because of this era an article called the Me Decade written by Tom Wolfe, a writer from the New York Magazine, arose on the 23 of August 1976. The intended audience of this article is, in my opinion, the ones who lived in this generation or those who are trying to learn about it. This paper was written to inform the…

Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was born on September 3, 1724, in Strabane, Ireland and was the third son of Christopher Carleton and Catherine Bell. The Carleton’s were originally from Cumberland County, England but decided to migrate to Ireland because of the support given to the British Army and the Colonial Service by the Protestants. When Sir Guy Carleton was 14 years old his father, Christopher Carleton died, the year after Christopher Carleton's death Catherine Bell remarries is…

Moths are generally viewed negatively by the general public, most often associated with corruption, death, and deterioration. They are often viewed as pests, destroyers of clothing and crops. However, there is a family of moths that seems to defy the common perception of these creatures. In fact, these moths have been given the names “Emperor Moths” and “Royal Silkworms,” not only because they differ completely from most moths, but because they also are beneficial to humans. Indeed, because of…