John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815, American, active in Britain (from 1776), Study for the Central Group in the "Death of Earl of Chatham", 1778
- 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 request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12693
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