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 :. | Portrait of Thomas Gage | This is a oil on canvas portrait of John Montresor | Watson and the Shark (1778) depicts the rescue of Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba. | Captain Sir Edward Berry | The Death of Major Peirson,6 January 1781 |
Related Artists:
Pierre Subleyras
1699-1749 French painter, draughtsman and printmaker, active in Italy. He was one of the foremost French painters of portraits and religious compositions of the first half of the 18th century. From 1728 he lived in Rome, first as a student and then as an independent master working principally for the religious orders.
CHERICO, Francesco Antonio del
Italian miniaturist, Florentine school (active 1450-1470)
Miller, Lilian May
American Painter, 1895-1943