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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:: 58427
Watson and the Shark (1778) depicts the rescue of Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba.
Watson and the Shark (1778) depicts the rescue of Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba.
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Painting ID:: 58428
The Return of Neptune
The Return of Neptune (1754)
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Painting ID:: 58429
James Warren
James Warren (1763)
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Painting ID:: 58432
Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren (1763)
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Painting ID:: 58433
The Boy with the Squirrel
The Boy with the Squirrel (1765)
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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: | Hendrick Avercamp | CARPI, Girolamo da | Francis B. Carpenter | Nils Kreuger | PACHER, Michael |
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