John Singleton Copley
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Mrs. Alexander Cumming, nee Elizabeth Goldthwaite, later Mrs. John Bacon
Painting ID:: 71153 new23/John Singleton Copley-434585.jpg
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John Singleton Copley
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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. |
Mrs. Alexander Cumming, nee Elizabeth Goldthwaite, later Mrs. John Bacon |
ca. 1770(1770)
Oil on canvas
75.7 x 62.7 cm (29.8 x 24.68 in)
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