John Singleton Copley Mrs. Alexander Cumming, nee Elizabeth Goldthwaite, later Mrs. John Bacon
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John Singleton Copley
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 :. | Mrs Joseph Barrell | Watson and the Shark | Mrs Humphrey Devereux | Mr Mrs Thomas Miffin | The Three Youngest Daughters of King George III | Related Artists: Murano, Andrea da Russian, approx. 1670-1740 Hans Rottenhammer German Painter, ca.1564-1626 Irving R.Wiles American Painter, 1861-1948