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 :. | Paul Revere | Watson und der Hai | American writer and playwright | Young Lady with a Bird and a Dog | Mary MacIntosh Royall and Elizabeth Royall | Related Artists: Johan-Erik, Lim Johan Olsson Swedish, 1965-1944 Giacinto Diano painted Portrait of architect Luigi Vanvitelli in Simon van der Does Dutch , Amsterdam circa 1653-after 1718