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John Singleton Copley

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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

Etched portrait of a bald man in a suit and tie, head turned slightly, with heavy cross-hatched shading on the face.

Sidney Vere Pearson. Etching by J. Copley

Pencil and chalk drawing of a hussar officer in a plumed shako holding a curved sabre, with a sketched horse.

A Hussar Officer on Horseback

1812

Black chalk and white highlight sketch on blue paper of two standing soldiers in tricorn hats and uniforms.

Sketch for "Siege of Gibraltar"

1785-89

Brown wash drawing of robed apostles gazing upward as winged angels point to the sky over a hilly landscape.

Study for "The Ascension"

1774

Pencil study on blue paper of a figure draped over a cannon, pulling down a staff, with faint grid lines.

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Figure Astride Cannon Pulling Down Spanish Colors

1785-86

Graphite sketches of male figures on blue paper, including an embracing pair in cloaks, by John Singleton Copley.

Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Group of Dying French Officers

1782-83

Graphite study on blue-grey paper of three figures in motion, one reaching forward with outstretched arms, beneath faint red

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Three Figures

1785-86

Pencil and chalk study of two prone soldiers on grey paper, with handwritten scale notes across the top.

Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Two Dead Figures

1782-83

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with pink lining against a brown background.

Hugh Hall

1758

Portrait of a bald man with blue eyes in a green velvet cap and brown silk robe against a dark background.

Ebenezer Storer II

ca. 1767

Graphite sketch on grey paper: a seated draped figure at left and two men pulling a long pole at right.

Drapery Study; Two Figures Pulling a Pole

1785-86