James Wolfe
(1727-1759), General; conqueror of QuebecEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 26 portraits
General James Wolfe led the British attack on Quebec that ended French rule in Canada in 1759. He discovered a steep, unguarded path which enabled him to land his troops unobserved, however, Wolfe would never actually enter the city as he died the following day from his battle wounds. The importance of the conquest and his death, in the hour of victory, made Wolfe the eighteenth-century's most moving tragic hero.
'The Death of General Wolfe' (James Wolfe)
by S. Smith, after Benjamin West
line engraving, circa 1860
NPG D8366
Benjamin West; James Wolfe (on reverse)
by W. Wilson, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, and after Benjamin West
bronze medal, 1866
NPG D2931
published by The Medici Society Ltd
chromolithograph, published 1915 (circa 1770)
NPG D36317
after Joseph Wilton
photograph, 1959
NPG D36318
after Joseph Wilton
photograph, 1959
NPG D36319
'The Death of Wolfe' (James Wolfe)
by William Woollett, after Benjamin West
engraving, published January 1776
NPG D1356
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