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.
mr.and mrs.ralph lzard(alice delancey) mk247
1775,oil on canvas,68.75x88 in,174.6x223.5 cm,museum of fine arts,boston,ma,usa
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