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John Singleton Copley

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Portrait of a woman in white satin gown with blue drape, leaning against a tree under a cloudy sky.

Catherine Greene

1769

Oil portrait of a man in a black hat and silk robe, hands clasped over books on a table.

Nathaniel Hurd

c. 1765

Seated elderly woman in black dress and white cap beside a red wing chair, holding a book, against a dark background.

Anna Dummer Powell

1764

Portrait of a boy in a red coat seated by a column, holding a chain attached to a gray squirrel, with a landscape behind.

Daniel Crommelin Verplanck

1771

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a blue silk gown and lace bonnet holding a cherry branch at a table.

Mrs. John Winthrop

1773

Portrait of a man in a blue coat and white waistcoat, leaning on a red chair with a powdered wig against a dark background.

Gulian Verplanck

1771

Portrait of a seated bald man in a brown patterned silk robe, red waistcoat and blue cap, arm resting on a red chair.

Joseph Sherburne

ca. 1767-70

Oil portrait of a seated woman in white satin and red shawl holding a small spaniel before a dark landscape with trees.

Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers

ca. 1763

Neptune in a chariot pulled by grey sea horses through waves, with tritons, putti and a flying cupid under a cloudy sky.

The Return of Neptune

ca. 1754

Portrait of a man in a white wig and black gown with white bands, hand on chest, beside a column and curtain.

Richard Dana

ca. 1770

Oil portrait of a man in a red-brown coat and white cravat against a dark background, by John Singleton Copley, 1771.

Samuel Verplanck

1771

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a red coat, yellow waistcoat and gray wig, in a gold pendant frame.

Moses Gill

ca. 1759

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red coat with blue facings, and white cravat, in a gold frame.

John St. Clair

1758

Full-length portrait of a man in a white wig and gold-trimmed robe beside a gilded table with a scroll and book.

Henry Addington, First Viscount Sidmouth

1797

Portrait of a young woman in a white satin gown and blue shawl holding a bouquet of lilies beside a red curtain.

Sarah Sherburne Langdon

1767

Portrait of a man in a red coat and green waistcoat holding a folded paper, with a classical column behind him.

Portrait of Woodbury Langdon (1739-1805)

1767

Portrait of a seated woman in a white bonnet, chin resting on her hand at a red table against a dark background.

Mrs Humphrey Devereux

1771

Portrait of a woman in a pink silk gown with white lace, a green parrot at her side, leaning on a gold draped table.

Eunice Dennie Burr

1758

Painting of a robed figure ascending into bright clouds while kneeling and standing figures gaze up, with two angels at right

Ascension

1775

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and blue waistcoat leaning on a pedestal with a classical relief sculpture.

Thaddeus Burr

1758

Full-length portrait of a man in red coat and tartan kilt with feathered bonnet, pointing, before a smoky battle scene.

Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton, 1739 - 1819. Soldier; Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire

1780

Portrait of a boy in a blue coat leaning on a table, holding a gold chain attached to a flying squirrel beside a glass of wat

A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham)

1765

Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat beside red drapery, with a window view of the sea and sky behind him.

Robert Hooper

1770

Portrait of a woman in a red silk gown with white satin skirt, holding a blue and white vase of tulips against a dark backgro

Mrs. George Watson

1765

Painting of rescuers in a rowboat reaching for a nude man attacked by a shark, with a harbor city and ships behind.

Watson and the Shark

1778

Officers shake hands on a warship deck while burning ships and sailors fill the smoky naval battle scene.

The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral de Winter to Admiral Duncan at the Battle of Camperdown (The Victory of Lord Duncan)

1799

Portrait of a woman in a red silk gown with white lace and satin, holding a blue and white vase with a tulip against a dark b

Mrs. George Watson

1700

Oval portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and dark dress against a brown background, by John Singleton Copley, 1760.

Lydia Henchman Hancock

1760

Oval portrait of a man in a blue coat and gray wig against a dark background, within a gold frame.

Thomas Hancock

1750

Portrait of a seated man in a red velvet suit beside a table with documents, quill and rug, in a gilded chair.

Henry Laurens

1780

Oval portrait of an older man in a grey powdered wig, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Andrew Oliver

1750

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and lace cuffs, resting his hand on papers on a draped table.

Joseph Warren

1860

Oval oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

John Singleton Copley Self-Portrait

1780

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in black dress and white head cloth seated in a red wing chair holding a book.

Anna Susan Dummer Powell (1684-1764)

1764

Oval portrait of a young man in a brown coat and black cravat against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

Peter Boylston Adams?

1770

Seated man in white wig and scarlet robe with fur trim, holding a document, before green drapery and a stone column.

Baron Graham

1804

Painting of an armored knight in a red cape beside two women, one in white holding a golden cup, with a glowing halo.

The Red Cross Knight

1793

Oval half-length portrait of a young woman in a pink dress with gold satin sleeves against a dark blue sky.

Jane Browne

1756

Monochrome painting of a crowded chamber where robed men gather around a collapsing figure beneath a bright spotlight.

The Death of the Earl of Chatham

1779

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a grey coat and white wig, leaning on a stone pedestal before a dusky landscape.

Epes Sargent

c. 1760

Group portrait of a red-coated officer with a bay horse and two women in white and black before a wooded landscape.

Colonel William Fitch and His Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch

1800/1801

Family group portrait by Copley: two men in wigs, a woman in blue on a red sofa, and several children, with a landscape behin

The Copley Family

1776/1777

Painting of a nude boy grabbing for a rescue boat as a shark surges toward him, with ships and a harbor behind.

Watson and the Shark

1778

Oil portrait of a seated elderly man in a white wig and brown coat, hands clasped, against a red and green backdrop.

Eleazer Tyng

1772

Portrait of a woman in a blue satin gown with lace cuffs, holding flowers, wearing a sapphire necklace, before a red drapery.

Anne Fairchild Bowler (Mrs. Metcalf Bowler)

c. 1763

Portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat with gold buttons, holding a quill pen and paper, against green.

Harrison Gray

c. 1767

Oil portrait of a seated man in a brown coat with gold buttons, holding a notebook and pen against a dark background.

Adam Babcock

c. 1774

Oil portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair, holding a shepherd's crook, in a blue dress against a cloudy landscape.

Elizabeth Gray Otis (Mrs. Samuel Alleyne Otis)

c. 1764

Oil portrait of a seated woman in pink silk, white headdress, fur-trimmed blue cloak, holding red beads against a dark backgr

Abigail Smith Babcock (Mrs. Adam Babcock)

c. 1774

Sepia sketch of a woman embracing two children against a loose landscape background.

Sketch for The Copley Family

1776

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and white wig, leaning on a cane beside a stone column against a dark background.

Thomas Amory II

c. 1770-1772

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a ring of red garnet stones.

Jeremiah Lee

ca. 1769

Oil portrait of a woman in white satin reclining on a red damask sofa, holding a letter, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

1771

Full-length portrait of a man in red coat and tartan plaid pointing, with a smoky battle scene behind him.

Portrait of Hugh Montgomerie, Later Twelfth Earl of Eglinton

1780

Oil portrait of a seated man in a red coat with gold buttons, resting a hand on a book beside a marble table.

Portrait of Joseph Scott

1765