Portrait
John Singleton Copley (1738 - 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. (From Wikipedia)
-Demanding-the-Five-Members-in-the-House-of-Commons-in-1642-small.jpg "Charles I (1600-49) Demanding the Five Members in the... - John Singleton Copley - www.johnsingletoncopley.org")
-small.jpg "Mrs. Roger Morris (Mary Philipse) - John Singleton Copley - www.johnsingletoncopley.org")
-small.jpg "Mrs. Epes Sargent II (Catherine Osborne) - John Singleton Copley - www.johnsingletoncopley.org")
-(1730-68),-1763-small.jpg "Mrs John Murray (Lucretia Chandler) (1730-68), 1763 - John Singleton Copley - www.johnsingletoncopley.org")
-small.jpg "Mrs. Humphrey Devereux (Mary Charnock) - John Singleton Copley - www.johnsingletoncopley.org")
