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 :. | Mrs.Joseph Scott | Mary and Elizabeth Royall | Ezekiel Goldthwait | Daniel Crommelin Verplanck | Portrait of Rebecca Boylston | Related Artists: Denys Van Alsloot Malines 1570-Brussels 1628 riesener