Study for the Central Group in the "Death of Earl of Chatham"

John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815, American, active in Britain (from 1776), Study for the Central Group in the "Death of Earl of Chatham", 1778

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Creator:: John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815
Title:: Study for the Central Group in the "Death of Earl of Chatham"
Date:: 1778
Medium:: Black and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 x 12 1/2 inches (26.4 x 31.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in later hand in graphite upper left sideways: "Study for principal | Group in Picture of the | Death of Lord Chatham | J.S. Copley R.A."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1975.4.1077
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: deaths | earls | figure study | men | noblemen | studies (visual works) | wars
Access:: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12693
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