'The Death of Wolfe' (James Wolfe)

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'The Death of Wolfe' (James Wolfe)

by William Woollett, after Benjamin West
engraving, published January 1776
Reference Collection
NPG D1356

Sitterback to top

  • James Wolfe (1727-1759), General; conqueror of Quebec. Sitter associated with 26 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Benjamin West (1738-1820), History painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 39 portraits, Sitter associated with 43 portraits.
  • William Woollett (1735-1785), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D12551: 'The death of the Great Wolf' (parody)
  • NPG D8366: 'The Death of General Wolfe' (James Wolfe) (after)

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Events of 1776back to top

Current affairs

Tahitian visitor to London Omai returns home with Captain James Cook on his third voyage. During his two-year stay he inspired a play and was painted by Joshua Reynolds.
Member of Parliament David Hartley unsuccessfully introduces a motion to the House of Commons calling for the abolition of the slave trade.

Art and science

Edward Gibbon produces the first volume of his monumental The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Artist John Constable is born.
Scottish economist Adam Smith analyses the nature and causes of prosperity in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations.

International

American War of Independence: George Washington raises a new American flag on Prospect Hill, Boston. In an anonymous pamphlet entitled Common Sense, English immigrant Thomas Paine is the first to argue that the American colonies should be independent. Declaration of American Independence on 4 July.

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