Author: McNairn, Alan
Title: Behold The Hero - General Wolfe And The Arts In The Eighteenth Century
Description: Liverpool University Press, 1997, 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. xiv+306pp, b/w text illustrations, index, a nice fine copy. New. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0853237328 ¶ Examination of the popularity of General James Wolfe in the arts of the 18th century. Following his death on the battlefield at the Plains of Abraham in 1759 he was instantly made a major hero and celebrated in the drama, music, sculpture and painting of the age. Covers the arts of England and North America.

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