John Singleton Copley
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Portrait of Rebecca Boylston
Painting ID:: 77542 new24/John Singleton Copley-467439.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 Rebecca Boylston |
1767 (Rococo), one of his early works
Oil on canvas
129.9 ?? 102.2 cm (51.1 ?? 40.2 in)
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Related Paintings::. | Bandits' Stopping Place | Mouth tongue of people | The Picnic | |
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