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John Singleton Copley
1738-1815 America/Portraitist
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Brief Biography-John Singleton Copley was mainly a portraitist and combined his work with historical scenes. He took instruction from his stepfather Peter Pelham who was a limner. As a result, the Rococo style influenced him, which was unique among American artists. Copley resided in Boston primarily, except for a short spell in New York.
His father-in-law was a merchant whose tea was involved in the Boston Tea Party and, when political unrest began, left with his family for England in 1774. He lived in London for the remainder of his life. In England, he worked more on history painting with significant accomplishments and became a member of the Royal Academy in 1779. Unfortunately, his last years were preoccupied with financial difficulties despite doing well with his art. |
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The Death of the
Earl of Chatham

The Death of
Major Peirsons

Watson and
the Shark

Portrait of the
Copley Family

Gulian
Verplanck

Hugh
Montgomerie

Augustus
Brine

Mrs George
Watson

Mrs Humphrey
Devereux

Mrs Robert
Hyde

Mrs Sylvester
Gardiner

Nathaniel
Hurd

Portrait of
a Boy

Portrait of
a Lady

Richard
Heber

Battle of
Camperdown

Benjamin
Pickman

Boy with
Squirrel

Captain Sir
Edward Berry

Colonel George
Watson

Daughters of king
George III

Dorothy Quincy
Hancock

Elkanah
Watson

Eunice
Dennie Burr

George Augustus
Eliott

George John
Spencer

Head
of a Man

John Second
Viscount Dudley

James
Warren

Isaac
Smith

Jeremiah
Lee

John
Hancock
