John Singleton Copley
American Colonial Era Painter, 1738-1815
John Singleton Copley (1738[1] - 1815) was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects. His paintings were innovative in their tendency to depict artifacts relating to these individuals' lives.
ID: 56145 watson and the shark mk247
1782,oil on canvas,36x30.5in ,91.5x77.5 cm,detroit lnstitute of arts,detroit,mi,usa
