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General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian, by Benjamin West, oil, 1764

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

Benjamin West

1764

oil

From the collection of Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Dominant colour

Overview

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian is a 1764 oil by Benjamin West, a Neoclassicism work, held at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

Who painted this?
Benjamin West
When & what style?
1764 · Neoclassicism
Where can I see it?
Derby Museum and Art Gallery

About this work

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian is an oil painting by Benjamin West. He completed it between 1764 and 1768. The work shows a moment from the French and Indian War. West painted it a few years after the event he was depicting. It is done in oil on canvas, a common medium for history paintings. The painting is not linked to a specific art movement. You can see it at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

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