Artist
John Singleton Copley
born Boston, MA 1738-died 1815 London, England

- Also known as
- John Singleton Copley, the Elder
- Born
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Died
- London, England
- Biography
Born in Boston, moved to London in 1774. The most celebrated American artist of the 18th century, he achieved great success first as a portraitist in Massachusetts, later as a history painter in England.
Charles Sullivan, ed American Beauties: Women in Art and Literature (New York: Henry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with National Museum of American Art, 1993)