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Study for "The Death of Major Peirson" (Nude Composition Study; verso: Fleeing Woman and Child)

Study for "The Death of Major Peirson" (Nude Composition Study; verso: Fleeing Woman and Child)

(American, 1738–1815)
1782–84
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink over graphite pencil (recto) and graphite pencil (verso) on cream laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 20.3 x 32.4 cm (8 x 12 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession number39.267a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
ProvenanceThe artist until 1815; his son, John Singleton Copley, Jr., Lord Lyndhurst, until 1863; Lyndhurst Library sale, February 26-27, 1864; to Graves; Weyhe Galleries, NY, about 1929, to Maxim Karolik (Newport) for MFA, January 1939.
Recto: Study for the Figure of Princess Mary (Daughters of George III) Verso: Studies from the Antique(?)
John Singleton Copley
1774–85
Study for "The Death of Major Peirson" (Dying French Officer and Other Figures)
John Singleton Copley
1782–84
Bust of a Woman, head on hand
Bust of a Woman, head on hand
Charles Émile Jacque
1863
Studies for " The Knatchbull Family" Recto: Mother and child/ and two children Verso: Lady Knatchbull and child; two children playing
Studies for " The Knatchbull Family" Recto: Mother and child/ and two children Verso: Lady Knatchbull and child; two children playing
John Singleton Copley
1800–03
Landscape with City and Waterways; verso: two scenes from Roman history (left, Bound Prisoner Led Away from a Seated Ruler; right, Caius Mrius in Prison)
Landscape with City and Waterways; verso: two scenes from Roman history (left, Bound Prisoner Led Away from a Seated Ruler; right, Caius Mrius in Prison)
Unidentified artist, Flemish, 17th century
17th century
Eight Figure Studies
Thomas Sully
1799–1872
Study for "The Death of Major Peirson" (Officers supporting Major Peirson; verso: Nude Composition Study and Officer Leading Troops)
Study for "The Death of Major Peirson" (Officers supporting Major Peirson; verso: Nude Composition Study and Officer Leading Troops)
John Singleton Copley
1782–84
A Scene from the Life of Saint Francis Solano (recto); Studies for the Figures of Saint Francis Solano and San Salvador (verso)
A Scene from the Life of Saint Francis Solano (recto); Studies for the Figures of Saint Francis Solano and San Salvador (verso)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
late 17th century
Girls and Procurer on Street Corner; verso: Sketches of Figures, Horses and a Tree
Girls and Procurer on Street Corner; verso: Sketches of Figures, Horses and a Tree
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
undated
The Expulsion of the Jesuits (Double sided drawing, preparatory drawings II and III for the etching)
The Expulsion of the Jesuits (Double sided drawing, preparatory drawings II and III for the etching)
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
mid-18th century
Recto (a): Sketch of tackle on spar; Verso (b): Sketch of men on ship's deck
Recto (a): Sketch of tackle on spar; Verso (b): Sketch of men on ship's deck
John Singer Sargent
about 1876
Study for "The Death of Major Peirson" (Officer Leading Troops and Wounded Drummer; verso: Robed Figure and Two Geometric Torso Studies)
Study for "The Death of Major Peirson" (Officer Leading Troops and Wounded Drummer; verso: Robed Figure and Two Geometric Torso Studies)
John Singleton Copley
1782–84