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Cropped version of Benjamin West's "The Death of General Wolfe." The section shows the Native American. West's portrayal of the Native American has been cited as an example of the "noble savage." Original file taken from the Wikimedia Commons file here: Image:Benjamin West 005.jpg.

Image cropped and balanced by uploader who releases any right he has for these modifications into the public domain.

See this article for a an example of the noble savage interpretation of this painting (along with other ideas about the depiction of the Native American): Fryd, Vivien Green. "Rereading the Indian in Benjamin West's 'Death of General Wolfe.'" American Art, Vol. 9, No. 1. (Spring, 1995), pp. 72-85.Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1073-9300%28199521%299%3A1%3C72%3ARTIIBW%3E2.0.CO%3B2-J

Creator/Artist
Name
West, Benjamin
Date of birth/death 1738-10-10 1820-03-11
Location of birth/death Springfield Township, Pennsylvania London
Work location
London, Roma, Philadelphia

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