Photo of collection object Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Two Dead Figures — Copley, John Singleton. Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Two Dead Figures, 1782–83. Black chalk and white-chalk heightening on light blue laid paper, 14 3/16 x 23 in. (36 x 58.4 cm). Purchase, Louisa Eldridge McBurney Gift, 1960, (Photo: The Met)

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Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Two Dead Figures

1782–83

John Singleton Copley

American, Boston, Massachusetts 1738–1815 London

The American Wing

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Copley, John Singleton
Formatted Medium: Black chalk and white-chalk heightening on light blue laid paper
Medium: black, chalk, white-chalk, heightening, light, blue, laid, paper
Dimensions: 14 3/16 x 23 in. (36 x 58.4 cm)
Departments: The American Wing
Credit Line: Purchase, Louisa Eldridge McBurney Gift, 1960

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