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John Singleton Copley

Born in Boston, moved to London in 1774. The most celebrated American artist of the 18th century, he achieved great success first as a portraitist in Massachusetts, later as a history painter in England.

Charles Sullivan, ed American Beauties: Women in Art and Literature (New York: Henry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with National Museum of American Art, 1993

Alternate Names
Copley, John Singleton
John Singleton Copley, the Elder
Birth
1738
Birth Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Death
1815
Death Location
London ,England
Gender
male
Nationalities
American
american
employee of
Benjamin West
teacher of
Henry Sargent
student of
Benjamin West
sibling of
Henry Pelham
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Selected Images of John Singleton Copley

(no title) (John Singleton Copley, 1794 December 29)
(no title) (I. Gainsborough, ca. 1832)
(no title) (John Singleton Copley, 1775 July 2)
John Singleton Copley Self-Portrait (John Singleton Copley, 1780-1784)
John Singleton Copley (William Daniell, c. 1811-1814)
(no title) (Jules David Prown, 1963 December 15)

Objects at Gilcrease Museum (2)

Portrait of Mrs. John Apthorp, nee Hannah Greenleaf (John Singleton Copley, 1765)
John Adams (John Singleton Copley, late 18th century)

Objects at The Walters Art Museum (2)

Mr. Morris (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1770)
Colonel Samuel Waldo (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1770)

Objects at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (2)

Daniel Rogers (John Singleton Copley, 1767)
Mrs. Theodore Atkinson Jr. (Frances Deering Wentworth) (John Singleton Copley, 1765)

Objects at Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields (2)

Partial copy of "The Three Youngest Daughters of George III" by John Singleton Copley (showing Sophia and Amelia) (John S. Copley, between 1785 and 1973)
Portrait of John Adams (John S. Copley, 19th century)

Objects at Dallas Museum of Art (2)

Woodbury Langdon (John Singleton Copley, 1767)
Sarah Sherburne Langdon (John Singleton Copley, 1767)

Objects at Archives of American Art (4)

(no title) (John Singleton Copley, 1794 December 29)
(no title) (John Singleton Copley, 1775 July 2)
(no title) (John Singleton Copley, 1775 July 2)
(no title) (John Singleton Copley, 1775 July 2)

Objects at Colby College Museum of Art (4)

Little Girl with Grapes (John Singleton Copley, c. 1765)
Mrs. Metcalf Bowler (Anne Fairchild) (John Singleton Copley, 1758-1759)
Portrait of Benjamin Hallowell (John Singleton Copley, c. 1764)
Gentleman in a Brown Suit (John Singleton Copley, c. 1763)

Objects at Princeton University Art Museum (5)

Elkanah Watson (John Singleton Copley, 1782)
Study for the Helmsman in "The Siege of Gibraltar"; Verso: Study for "Wounded Strokesman" (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1788 – 1789)
Watson and the Shark (John Singleton Copley)
Study for Fortifications in "The Siege of Gilbraltar" (John Singleton Copley, 1783 – 1786)
Head of Negro (John Singleton Copley)

Objects at National Portrait Gallery (5)

Lydia Henchman Hancock (John Singleton Copley, 1766)
John Singleton Copley Self-Portrait (John Singleton Copley, 1780-1784)
Thomas Hancock (John Singleton Copley, c. 1758)
Henry Laurens (John Singleton Copley, 1782)
Andrew Oliver (John Singleton Copley, c. 1758)

Objects at Smithsonian American Art Museum (5)

Mrs. George Watson (John Singleton Copley, 1765)
Thomas William Vawdrey (John Singleton Copley, 1915)
John Adams Quincy (John Singleton Copley, 1915)
Robert Hooper (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1770-1772)
Peter Boylston Adams? (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1765-1770)

Objects at Yale Center for British Art (17)

Samuel Declareth to Eli the Judgements of God Upon his House (James Daniell, 1805)
Portrait of a Gentleman (John Singleton Copley, undated)
Study for 'The Red Cross Knight' (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1793)
The Right Honable William Pitt (Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1789)
Figure Study for the Painting of the Victory of Lord Duncan: Study for Sailor Bearing the Dutch Flag (John Singleton Copley, undated)
The Death of Chatham (Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1788)
Mrs. Robert Hyde (John Singleton Copley, 1778)
Study for the Central Group in the "Death of Earl of Chatham" (John Singleton Copley, 1778)
Study of Sailors Raising a Flag for the Victory of Lord Duncan (John Singleton Copley, undated)
Richard Heber (John Singleton Copley, 1782)
Figure Study for the Painting of Victory of Lord Duncan: Study for the Figure of Admiral de Winter (John Singleton Copley, undated)
Abraham Offering up His Son (Robert Dunkarton, 1797)
General Thomas Gage (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1768)
The Right Honorable Viscount Duncan (Richard Earlom, 1798)
Portrait of a Gentleman (John Singleton Copley, undated)
Key to the figures in "The Death of Chatham" (Abraham Raimbach, 1794)
Study for Captain William George Fairfax for the Painting "The Victory of Lord Duncan" (John Singleton Copley, ca. 1798)