FTP name this painting by Benjamin West, depicting the dying victor at the Battle of Quebec.
"The event to be commemorated happened in the year 1759, in a region of the world unknown to the Greeks and Romans, and at a period of time when no warriors who wore such costume existed. The subject I have to represent is a great battle fought and won, and the same truth which gives law to the historian should rule the painter." In these words, the artist of this 1770 work defended it against attacks by traditionalists led by Sir Joshua Reynolds. FTP name this painting by Benjamin West, depicting the dying victor at the Battle of Quebec.
"The event to be commemorated happened in the year 1759, in a region of the world unknown to the Greeks and Romans, and at a period of time when no warriors who wore such costume existed.
The {Death of General Wolfe} or The {Death of Wolfe}