Works about John Singleton Copley

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
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
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
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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