

Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Group of Dying French Officers
Pencil sketch on light blue-green paper. Five figures drawn. Top left: one figure standing with arms out. Bottom left: one figure leaning on another. Center: two figures embracing, one with right arm around other's shoulder, other's right arm on first figure's shoulder. Right: one figure bending forward with arms out. Figures wearing 18th-century clothing. Rough edges on paper.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1782–83
- Medium
- Black chalk on light blue laid paper
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 600 × 374 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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