The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781

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history painting painting

The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 is a large-scale 1783 oil painting by John Singleton Copley depicting the dramatic death of British officer Major Francis Peirson during the Battle of Jersey in the American Revolutionary War era.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
applies to part	canvas ⓘ
based on	Battle of Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Major Francis Peirson ⓘ
collection	Tate collection NERFINISHED ⓘ
country of origin	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	John Singleton Copley NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	Battle of Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army soldiers ⓘ British flag ⓘ French invading forces ⓘ French officer being shot ⓘ black soldier carrying Major Peirson ⓘ civilian bystanders ⓘ civilians fleeing ⓘ death of Major Francis Peirson ⓘ falling Major Peirson at the moment of death ⓘ heroic sacrifice of a British officer ⓘ smoke of battle ⓘ town square in Jersey ⓘ urban combat scene ⓘ
depicts conflict	American Revolutionary War era ⓘ
depicts date	6 January 1781 ⓘ
depicts place	St Helier, Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
described by source	Tate catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ art historical literature on John Singleton Copley ⓘ
genre	history painting ⓘ
has style	dramatic narrative realism ⓘ
has subject heading	British art of the 18th century ⓘ military history ⓘ
has title in English	The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1783 ⓘ
location	Tate Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
main subject	Battle of Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Francis Peirson NERFINISHED ⓘ
material used	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Neoclassicism ⓘ
notable work of	John Singleton Copley NERFINISHED ⓘ
original language	none GENERATED ⓘ
part of	British history painting tradition ⓘ
publication date	1783 ⓘ
significant event depicted	defence of Jersey against French invasion ⓘ
uses lighting	theatrical chiaroscuro ⓘ
uses perspective	dramatic diagonal composition ⓘ

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The Death of Major Peirson → title → The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 ⓘ