John Singleton Copley
American
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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1738/07/03 | Mary Singleton Copley, wife of tobacconist Richard Copley, gives birth to a son, John Singleton Copley. At one time, Mary Copley owned a tobacco shop on Long Wharf in Boston. | Born | Long Wharf and Customhouse Block | Boston | |||
1751/00/00 | After the death of his stepfather, a mezzotint engraver named Peter Pelham, teenage John Copley is left with a rudimentary artistic education, a collection of engravings, and a mother and half-brother to support. | Life | |||||
1763/04/00 | Soon after her marriage, John Singleton Copley is commissioned to paint a portrait of Mrs Daniel Sargent. | Painter | Mrs Daniel Sargent (Mary Turner painting) | Marriage of Mary Turner and Daniel Sargent | |||
1767/00/00 | John Singleton Copley paints the portrait of Robert 'King' Hooper, oil on canvas, on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Henry S McNeil Fund. | Painter | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | |||
1770/00/00 | John Singleton Copley paints the portrait of Robert Hooper, son of Robert King Hooper, c 1770-1772. oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Norman Bernstein, 2006.12.1 | Painter | Robert Hooper (painting) | ||||
1771/00/00 | John Singleton Copley paints a "Portrait of Mrs Paul Richard (Elizabeth Garland, 17001774). Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, The Museum Fine Arts Houston | Painter | |||||
1774/06/10 | In a precarious position between his Whig and Tory patrons, John Copley leaves America and spends several weeks in England before traveling onto Italy. | Life | |||||
1775/00/00 | Mr and Mrs Ralph Izard tour Pompeii with John Singleton Copley. | Visitor | Pompeii | Campania | The Izard's Grand Tour | ||
1775/00/00 | Mr and Mrs Ralph Izard tour Herculaneum with John Singleton Copley. | Visitor | Herculaneum | Ercolano | The Izard's Grand Tour | ||
1775/00/00 | The Izards and John S Copley visit Paestum. | Visitor | Paestum | Campania | The Izard's Grand Tour | ||
1775/03/00 | John Singleton Copley paints "Mr and Mrs Ralph Izard" in Rome, Italy. | Painter | Mr and Mrs Ralph Izard | The Izard's Grand Tour | |||
1782/00/00 | Copley paints a third version of "Watson and the Shark" from a story told by the participant, Brook Watson. | Painter | Watson and the Shark | ||||
1795/00/00 | Agents for John Copley begin selling lots on Mount Vernon, Pemberton (or Cotton) Hill and Sentry Hill (mostly owned by Copley and now known collectively as Beacon Hill) to home builders. | Seller | Beacon Hill Historic District | Boston |
4 Creative Works by John Singleton Copley »
Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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Mrs Daniel Sargent (Mary Turner painting) | Painter | Painting | 1763/04/00 | |
Robert Hooper (painting) | Painter | Painting | 1770/00/00 | |
Mr and Mrs Ralph Izard | Painter | Painting | 1775/03/00 |
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Watson and the Shark | Painter | Painting | 1782/00/00 |
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