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 :. | The Return of Neptune | Elizabeth Storer | Portrait of Rebecca Boylston | Dorothy Quincy | Daughters of King George III | Related Artists: Heinrich Jakob Fried painted The Blue Grotto of Capri in 1835 Lachtropius, Nicolaes Dutch Baroque Era Painter, active 1656-1700 Johan Pasch 1706-1769