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17,385 works

Gridded graphite study of two male figures climbing upward on ropes, with numbered scale marks along the right edge.

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Figures Scaling Floating Battery; Cannon

John Singleton Copley, 1785-86

Mezzotint oval portrait of a clergyman in a powdered wig and white bands, with an engraved inscription below.

William Welsteed by John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley, 1753

Colored illustration of Trinity Church, Boston, with a man in a tan overcoat and bowler hat in the foreground and pedestrians

19th century idealized illustration of Copley Square, Boston

John Singleton Copley, 1896

Hand-colored print of a man in a powdered wig and blue embroidered coat, with a caption naming John Hancock.

Portrait of John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress

John Singleton Copley, 1775

Candlelit portrait of a young man resting his head on his hand beside an open book against a dark background.

Pelham Copley

John Singleton Copley, 1760

Hand-colored postcard of Copley Square, Boston, showing the public library, New Old South Church tower, trolley cars and pede

Copley Sq., Public Library, New and Old South Church, Boston, Mass (NYPL b12647398-69905)

John Singleton Copley

Hand-colored postcard of Copley Square, Boston, with a crowd, trolley cars, a green lawn and historic church and office build

Copley Square, Boston, Mass (NYPL b12647398-66482)

John Singleton Copley

Hand-colored 1874 street map of Copley Square showing Trinity Church, Huntington Avenue, and lot owner names.

Copley Square map 1874

John Singleton Copley, 1874

Fisheye view of Trinity Church's stone facade and a glass skyscraper in Copley Square under a cloudy sky.

CopleySquare

John Singleton Copley

Hand-colored postcard of Trinity Church and Copley Square in Boston, with streetcars and brick buildings under a pale sky.

Copley Square, Trinity Church, Boston, Mass (NYPL b12647398-69908)

John Singleton Copley

Engineering plan of Copley station on the Boylston Street Subway with tracks, platforms, and red annotations, dated 1958.

Copley station plan, November 1958

John Singleton Copley, 1958

Colored postcard of an ornate ballroom with chandeliers, gold drapery, arched windows and rows of chairs.

Ballroom, the Copley-Plaza, Boston, Mass (67862)

John Singleton Copley

Color print of an elegant hotel dining room with white-clothed tables, potted palms, arched windows and an ornate painted cei

Dining room, the Copley-Plaza, Boston, Mass (67863)

John Singleton Copley

Hand-colored street map of a Boston district with labeled avenues, city blocks, green parks and shaded buildings.

1895 CopleySq map Boston byCCPerkins BPL 12471

John Singleton Copley, 1895

Detailed 1896 printed map of Copley Square in Boston, showing street grid, building footprints, and labelled landmarks.

1896 CopleySq Boston map byStadly BPL 12479 detail

John Singleton Copley, 1896

Colourful postcard of a rotating merry-go-round dining room with a green striped canopy, palms, and diners at white-clothed t

Plaza Merry-Go-Round, the Copley Plaza, Boston, Mass (42145)

John Singleton Copley

Postcard of the Plaza Merry-Go-Round restaurant at The Copley Plaza, Boston, with a striped canopy over a circular bar and di

Plaza Merry-Go-Round, The Copley Plaza, Copley Square, Boston, Mass (38087)

John Singleton Copley

Colourful postcard of the Plaza Merry-Go-Round, a circular striped-canopy bar in the Copley-Plaza dining room, Boston.

Plaza Merry-Go-Round, the Copley-Plaza, Boston, Mass (67861)

John Singleton Copley

Colorful postcard of patrons in the Plaza Merry-Go-Round lounge at The Copley-Plaza, Boston, under a striped canopy.

Plaza Merry-Go-Round. The Copley-Plaza, Boston, Mass (67864)

John Singleton Copley

Hand-colored postcard of the Westminster Hotel in Copley Square, Boston, with vintage cars and pedestrians on the street.

Westminster Hotel, Boston, Copley Square-Postcard

John Singleton Copley, 1930

Engraved portrait of a man with powdered hair and white cravat, captioned J.S. Copley, R.A., on a mat.

J.S. Copley, R.A (NYPL b13049823-422428)

John Singleton Copley, 1783

Black chalk sketch of several men straining to haul a cannon on a wooden carriage, with onlookers crowded behind them.

Sailors Maneuvering a Cannon, Possibly a Study for "The Death of Sir John More at Corunna"

John Singleton Copley

Graphite drawing of three men's heads in powdered wigs, overlapping in an oval composition, by John Singleton Copley.

George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester, William, 2nd Viscount Courtenay, de jure 8th Earl of Devon, and George Willia…

John Singleton Copley

John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward

John Singleton Copley

Sepia sketch of soldiers in battle with a fallen figure, a flag bearer, and women and children at right.

The Death of Major Pierson (1757-1781)

John Singleton Copley, 1757

Pencil study of a standing young man in period dress with hand on hip, drawn over a squared grid on grey paper.

Study for "The Knatchbull Family": Norton Joseph Knatchbull

John Singleton Copley

Graphite and chalk study of a standing man in a hat and long coat holding a cane, over a faint grid.

Study for "The Knatchbull Family": Sir Edward Knatchbull

John Singleton Copley

Pen and ink study of sailors struggling beside a wrecked longboat in rough sea, with faint sketched figures above.

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": The Wrecked Longboat

John Singleton Copley, 1785

Pencil study of sprawling figures on pale paper, with a foreshortened central figure in the foreground.

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Sprawling Figures

John Singleton Copley, 1785

Pencil sketch of an officer in a tricorn hat shown in four poses, kneeling, seated, and standing, on grey paper.

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Officer in Four Poses

John Singleton Copley, 1785

Oval portrait of a woman with upswept hair, pearl choker, white gown with gold embroidery and green shawl.

Mrs. Robert Hyde

John Singleton Copley

Group portrait of a family with an older man, a woman in blue, and several children in an interior with a landscape view.

The Copley Family

John Singleton Copley, 1776