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 George Spencer | Captain Sir Edward Berry | Martin Howard | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mifflin | Ezekiel Goldthwait | Related Artists: JACOPO del SELLAIO Italian painter, Florentine school (1442-1493) SAVOLDO, Giovanni Girolamo Italian Mannerist Painter, ca.1480-1548 Maria Fortuny i Marsal painted Marocco, mercato e case in 1869