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 :. | Death of the Earl of Chatham | Henry Addington | Portrait of Rebecca Boylston | Portrait von Samuel Adams | Portrait of Nathaniel Sparhawk od Kittery Point | Related Artists: Wall, William Guy American, 1792-1862 Constantijn Netscher painted Portrait de la princesse Palatine in 1700 martinus rorbye