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John Singleton Copley

83 works

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Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a judge's wig and robe reading at a lectern.

Portrait of William Murray, Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793)

c. 1783

Black chalk and white highlight study of a man in a crouched pose, one arm raised, on blue-gray paper.

Study for The Siege of Gibraltar

c. 1785-86

Black and white print of two jockeys on horses turning on a racetrack beside a white railing, with more horses behind.

Horses turning into a canter

1937

Monochrome print of three profiled spectators in hats peering left against a dark background, likely a theatre box.

Interested spectators

1895

Engraved key sheet with numbered portrait heads of eighteenth-century men and a printed legend of names below.

Key plate to the print of the death of Lord Chatham, in the Upper Chamber of the Palace of Westminster, 1778. Engravi…

Stippled engraved portrait of Nathaniel Hurd, a man in a dark turban and fur-trimmed coat, on a pale printed sheet.

Nathaniel Hurd

1830

Oval engraved portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, captioned John Hancock Esqr.

John Hancock

1770

Lithograph of men resting on a ground before whitewashed buildings with iron balconies and hanging laundry.

On a southern shore (Alassio)

1929

Engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl headband, wearing a dark dress and fur muff, before a curtain and lan

Mrs. William S. Smith

1850

Graphite and white chalk drapery study on grey paper showing soft folds of cloth in light and shadow.

Drapery Study for "Mary and Elizabeth Royall"

c. 1758

Grey chalk study of a crowded interior with robed men gathered around a seated figure beneath a draped canopy.

Study for "The Death of the Earl of Chatham"

1779

Pencil and chalk drawing on blue paper of a man in a plumed hussar headdress riding a prancing horse.

The Prince Regent as a Hussar

1804/1809

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a standing man in 18th-century embroidered coat and breeches on gray paper.

A Gentleman

1776

Pastel portrait of a man in a powdered wig, brown coat and blue sash against a dark background.

John Temple

1765

Pen and ink study of rearing horses and riders in a diagonal battle composition on tan paper.

Study for "The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar"

1783

Portrait of a woman in a blue gown with lace, pink rose and pearls, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Mrs. Edward Green (Mary Storer)

1765

Portrait of a bald man in a green velvet cap and patterned green silk robe, set in a gilded frame.

Ebenezer Storer

1767

Print of two elderly women in dark dresses standing and walking among gnarled trees in a shaded grove.

The olive grove

1895

Black and white lithograph of a woman in a straw hat seated at a table between two lit candles, hands clasped.

Waiting

1914