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John Singleton Copley
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American writer and playwright
Painting ID:: 83839
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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. |
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American writer and playwright |
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circa 1763 Oil on canvas. 127 x 101 cm.
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| Seine bei Argenteuil | Self-Portrait | Presumed Portrait of the Duc de Choiseul and Two Companions | |
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