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 :. | First Lord of the Admiralty | Alexander Cumming | Mrs Nathaniel Allen | American writer and playwright | Mrs Ezekiel Goldthwait | Related Artists: Charles Meurer American Painter, 1865-1955 Peacock, Joseph Irish, 1783-1837 Bernardo Zenale Italian Painter , ca.1436-1526