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| JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (1738-1815) |
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| will work in several styles. We are discussing his significant career as a single unit even though he worked in several styles. He is truly America’s first master painter. |
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*J. S. Copley, Mary and Elizabeth Royall, c. 1758 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) |
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Mature American Copley 1760-74
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*J. S. Copley, Mrs. Ezekiel Goldthwait, 1770-71 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) |
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*J. S. Copley, Epes Sargent, c. 1760 (National Gallery of Art, DC)
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J. S. Copley, Henry Pelham (Boy with a Squirrel), 1765
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Benjamin West (1738-1820) |
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J. S. Copley, Paul Revere, 1768
Boston Tea Party -- December 16, 1773
-Paul Revere is Copley’s only finished portrait of an artisan dressed in shirtsleeves and shown at work
Revere’s teapot complement the sitters’ faces and reflect light |
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*J.S. Copley, Samuel Adams, c.1770-72 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
- Copley concentrated on personality, which he emphasized through an increased attention to the expressive potential of light-dark contrasts.
- His gaze has an inward quality, almost as if he were appraising himself in a mirror, |
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*J. S. Copley, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mifflin, 1773 (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
The couple in this painting appears to be enjoying a relaxed moment at home, instead of posing for a formal portrait.
Thomas and Sarah’s clothing conveys their wealth and status. |
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*J.S. Copley, Copley Family, 1776 (National Gallery of Art, Washington,DC)
-The imaginary setting acts as a dual allegory of the Copleys’ civilized sophistication, represented by the elegant furnishings, and their natural simplicity,
-The background is fanciful; no carpeted room ever merged so ambiguously into a forest glen
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