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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.
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Painting ID:: 3919
Head of a Man ffff
1777-78
Detroit Institute of Arts
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Painting ID:: 3920
The Copley Family
1776-77
72 1/2" x 90 3/8"
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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Painting ID:: 3921
Watson and the Shark
1778
71 3/4" x 90 1/2"
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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Painting ID:: 3922
Mr Mrs Ralph Izard
1775
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Painting ID:: 3923
Mrs Joseph Barrell
1771
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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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.
. Related Artists to John Singleton Copley: | Konstantin Alexeievich Korovin | Hyppolyte Victor Sebron | Benedito Calixto | ZUCCARO Federico | fritz von dardel |
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