In this artwork, how is the Critical reception discussed?
The composition of this work has been compared to West's The Death of General Wolfe, completed in 1770, that depicts the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also at Quebec City, on September 13, 1759. Both show the death of heroic generals.The influence of two works by John Singleton Copley, The Death of the Earl of Chatham (1781) and The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 (1783), has also been noted.
Battle of the Plains of Abraham The Death of General Wolfe The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 The Death of the Earl of Chatham Quebec City John Singleton Copley