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John Singleton Copley: Media
American painter
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A deep dive into John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark
Long before Jaws, another shark reigned supreme.
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John Singleton Copley: The Copley Family
The Copley Family, oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, 1776/77; in the...
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Andrew Mellon Fund
John Singleton Copley: painting of Paul Revere
Paul Revere holding a silver teapot, painting by John Singleton Copley, c. 1768.
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John Singleton Copley: Jane Browne
Jane Browne, oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, 1756; in the National...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Andrew W. Mellon Collection, accession no. 1942.8.2
John Singleton Copley: Anne Fairchild Bowler (Mrs. Metcalf Bowler)
Anne Fairchild Bowler (Mrs. Metcalf Bowler), oil on canvas by John Singleton...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; gift of Louise Alida Livingston, accession no. 1968.1.1
John Singleton Copley: Portrait of Hugh Montgomerie, Later Twelfth Earl of Eglinton
Portrait of Hugh Montgomerie, Later Twelfth Earl of Eglinton, oil on canvas...
Photograph by Joel Parham. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Andrew Norman Foundation and Museum Acquisition Fund, M.68.74
John Singleton Copley: Watson and the Shark
Watson and the Shark, oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, 1778; in the...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Ferdinand Lammot Belin Fund, 1963.6.1
portrait of Thomas Gage by John Singleton Copley
Thomas Gage, oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, c. 1768; in the Yale Center...
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection (accession no. B1977.14.45)
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