The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781

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The Death of Major Peirson
Artist	John Singleton Copley
Year	1783
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	251 cm × 365 cm (99 in × 144 in)
Location	Tate Britain, London

The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 is a large oil painting executed in 1783 by the Anglo-American artist John Singleton Copley. It depicts the death of Major Francis Peirson at the Battle of Jersey on 6 January 1781, part of the European Theatre of the American Revolutionary War.