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Lot 491 JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (1738-1815)
John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815) 
Important Americana 
John Singleton Copley
03.07.1738 - 09.09.1815
United Kingdom, USA
John Singleton Copley was an Anglo-American painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was probably born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Anglo-Irish. After becoming well-established as a portrait painter of the wealthy in colonial New England, he moved to London in 1774, never returning to America. In London, he met considerable success as a portraitist for the next two decades, and also painted a number of large history paintings, which were innovative in their readiness to depict modern subjects and modern dress. His later years were less successful, and he died heavily in debt.
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Important Americana
Date: 19.01.2024 10:00 UTC -05:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 259