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John Singleton Copley
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Singleton Copley, the Elder, R.A. Copley, J. S. Copley, Copley, R.A. J.S. Copley, R. A. J. S. Copley, R. A. Copley, J.S. Copley
American painter (1738-1815)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1738
- Died
- 1815
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Copley's picture of King Charles the First demanding in the House of Commons the five impeached members, A.D. MDCXLI-II
- Proposals for publishing by subscription an engraving from the historical picture of the siege and relief of Gibraltar
- John Singleton Copley's Watson and the shark
- Process and paradox
- Description of the picture of the death of the late Earl of Chatham
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 1996 · cited 200,647x
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- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,339x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,859x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1738-07-03 ) July 3, 1738, Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay
- Died
- September 9, 1815 (1815-09-09) (aged 77), London , England , United Kingdom
- Education
- Peter Pelham
- Known for
- Portrait painting
- Notable work
- Watson and the Shark (1778)
- Spouse
- Susanna Clark
- Children
- John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
- Parent s
- Richard Copley and Mary Singleton Copley
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Self portrait of John Singleton Copley.jpg
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- name in native language
- John Singleton Copley
- date of birth
- 1738-07-03
- date of death
- 1815-09-09
- P12749
- hexadecimal
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Works in European collections
18 objects attributed to John Singleton Copley, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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John Singleton Copley /ˈkɑːpli/ RA (July 3, 1738 – September 9, 1815) was an American-born British painter active in both the Thirteen Colonies and England. He is believed to have been born in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 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. He was father of John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst and half-brother of Henry Pelham, the American painter, engraver, and cartographer.
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