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 Mrs. John Stevens | Portrait of Rebecca Boylston | Young lady with a Bird and dog | Portrait of Samuel Adams | Head of a Man | Related Artists: Volterrano Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1611-ca.1690 Ange Tissier 1814-1876 Franz Skarbina German, 1849-1910