John Singleton Copley 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. Mrs Sylvester Gardiner nee Abigail Pickman formerly Mrs William Eppes Date between 1770(1770) and 1774(1774)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 128 X 101.6 cm (50.39 X 40 in)
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