John Singleton Copley
Painting, Visual Artist
1738 – 1815
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Who was John Singleton Copley?
John Singleton Copley was an American-born painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was probably born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Anglo-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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- Born
- Jul 3, 1738
Boston - Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Boston
- Died
- Sep 9, 1815
London - Resting place
- Highgate Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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