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. Related Paintings of John Singleton Copley :. | Elizabeth Storer | Paul Revere | Mrs. Humphrey Devereux, oil on canvas painting by John Singleton Copley, | Mrs. Isaac Smith | Head of a Man | Related Artists: Henry Alken Jnr British 1810-94 Theodhule-Augustin Ribot painted Stilleben in 1865 Otto Bache 1739-1927