John Singleton Copley
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Portrait of Samuel Adams
Painting ID:: 76346 new24/John Singleton Copley-793367.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. |
Portrait of Samuel Adams |
ca. 1772(1772)
Oil on canvas
127 ?? 102.2 cm (50 ?? 40.2 in)
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Related Paintings::. | Hylas and the Nymphs (mk41) | Portrait of a Lady | and fruit have a plate of still life | |
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