John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)

Professions: Painter; copperplate engraver; Miniature painter; Pastel Artist

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  JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY 1738-1815

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  u - JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY, R.A. 1738-1815

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  John Singleton Copley 1738-1815 , Mrs. Samuel Watts (Sarah Osborne) oil on canvas

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John Singleton Copley Biography

(b ?Boston, 3 July 1738; d London, 9 Sept 1815). American painter. He was the greatest American artist of the Colonial period, active as a portrait painter in Boston from 1753 to 1774. After a year of study in Italy and following the outbreak of the American Revolution, in 1775 he settled in London, where he spent the rest of his life, continuing to paint portraits and making his reputation as a history painter.

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