John Singleton Copley: Selected Paintings
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History, American
| Author: | Brook Steinman | ISBN: | 9788826092867 |
| Publisher: | Publisher s13381 | Publication: | October 8, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brook Steinman |
| ISBN: | 9788826092867 |
| Publisher: | Publisher s13381 |
| Publication: | October 8, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
John Singleton Copley RA (1738 – 1815) was an Anglo-American 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 wealthy and influential figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects. His portraits were innovative in their tendency to depict artifacts relating to these individuals' lives.
John Singleton Copley RA (1738 – 1815) was an Anglo-American 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 wealthy and influential figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects. His portraits were innovative in their tendency to depict artifacts relating to these individuals' lives.
