John Singleton Copley Gallery
|
|
 | Daniel Rea |
 | Colonel George Lewis |
 | Head of a Negro |
 | Hugh Hall |
 | Verplanck |
 | Nathaniel Allen |
 | Samuel Adams |
Biography
Bulletin Board
Renowned Art
(home)
John Singleton Copley was an American artist of the colonial period, famous for his portraits of important figures in colonial New England. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, his portraits were innovative in that they tended to portray their subjects with artifacts that were indicative of their lives. Copley demonstrated a genius for rendering surface textures and capturing emotional immediacy.
Comments about Copley
sorted by date| Author | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| John Singleton Copley | Nov 06, 2005 | Royal Academy of Art |