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. Paul Weier Xiao as mk250 about the year in 1768-1770. Oil painting on cloth, 89.2 x 71.1 cm. Boston Museum of Art.
