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Der Tod Des Major Peirsons (The Death Of Major Peirson)

1782-1784
oil on canvas
247 x 366 cm

Tate Gallery

London, UK

notes
France invaded Jersey on 5 January 1781. The governor surrendered the island after the fall of its capital, St Helier. A twenty-four-year-old garrison commander, Major Peirson, rejected the surrender and led a successful counter-attack. Peirson was in fact killed shortly before the battle, but Copley shows him dying at the moment of British victory,...
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Richard Heber

1782
oil on canvas
Height: 165.74 cm (65.25 in.), Width: 130.02 cm (51.19 in.)

Yale Center for British Art

New Haven, CT

notes
Richard Heber (January 5, 1773 – October 4, 1833), English book-collector, the half-brother of Reginald Heber, was born in London.
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The Siege And Relief Of Gibraltar, 13 September 1782

circa 1783
oil on canvas
1346 x 1899 mm

Tate Gallery

London, UK

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The Copley Family

1776/1777
oil on canvas
overall: 184.1 x 229.2 cm (72 1/2 x 90 1/4 in.) framed: 226.1 x 271.8 x 13.9 cm (89 x 107 x 5 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

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Mr. And Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice Delancey)

1775
oil on canvas
Height: 175.26 cm (69 in.), Width: 224.79 cm (88.5 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

notes
Ralph Izard (January 23, 1741 / 1742 – May 30, 1804) was a U.S. politician. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1794.
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Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Miffin (Sarah Morris) (Thomas Mifflin)

1773
Oil on ticking
61 x 48" (154.9 x 121.9 cm)

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

notes
Bequest of Mrs. Esther F. Wistar to The Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1900, and acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art by mutual agreement with the Society through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., and significant contributions from Stephanie S. Eglin, Maude de Schauensee, and other donors to the Philadelphia Museum...
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Portrait Of Samuel Adams

ca. 1772
oil on canvas
127 x 102.2 cm (50 x 40.24 in)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

notes
Samuel Adams (September 27 [O.S. September 16] 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...
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Paul Revere

1768
oil on canvas
35 x 28 1/2" (88.9 x 72.3 cm)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

notes
Paul Revere (bapt. January 1, 1735 [O.S. December 21, 1734] – May 10, 1818)[1] was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution.
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Dorothy Murray

c. 1759-c. 1761
oil on canvas
92.08 x 71.44 cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.)

Harvard University Art Museums

Cambridge, MA

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Nicholas Boylston (1716-1771)

1767
oil on canvas
127.3 x 101.1 cm (50 1/8 x 39 13/16 in.) framed: 145.42 x 120.02 x 10.16 cm (57 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 4 in.)

Harvard University Art Museums

Cambridge, MA

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