John Singleton Copley, The Death of Major Peirson, 1782-4. Tate.

Life and Liberty: American Painters and the ‘Revolution’ in Art, 1770-90

This is a free, one-room display in room 7 at Tate Britain. 250 years after the American Revolution (1775-83), this display spotlights a group of American painters in London who led a parallel ‘revolution’ in art. Uniting major works by Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and Gilbert Stuart, the display explores their profound impact on British painting of the eighteenth century.

There is also a curator’s tour of this exhibition on 6 October.