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 Thomas Greene | Portrait of the Copley family | The Return of Neptune | Portrait of Joseph Warren | The Death of Major Peirson | Related Artists: Antonio Fiorentino Italian, 14th Century Rinaldo Cuneo 1877-1939 Oscar Bluhm German Painter, 1867-1912