John Singleton Copley American Colonial Era Painter, 1738-1815
John Singleton Copley (1738[1] - 1815) was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects. His paintings were innovative in their tendency to depict artifacts relating to these individuals' lives.
John Singleton Copley Portrait of Samuel Adams Date ca. 1772(1772)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 127 x 102.2 cm (50 x 40.2 in)
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Portrait of Thomas Greene Portrait of Thomas Greene, oil on canvas painting by John Singleton Copley, 1758, Cincinnati Art Museum.
cjr Painting ID:: 78241
John Singleton Copley Portrait of Thomas Greene Portrait of Thomas Greene, oil on canvas painting by John Singleton Copley, 1758, Cincinnati Art Museum.
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Self portrait 1780-1784
Medium Oil on canvas
cyf Painting ID:: 78306
American Colonial Era Painter, 1738-1815
John Singleton Copley (1738[1] - 1815) was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects. His paintings were innovative in their tendency to depict artifacts relating to these individuals' lives.