John Singleton Copley
John Singleton Copley (born July 3, 1738 in Boston , † September 9, 1815 in London ) was an American-English painter .
Life
Copley visited Italy from 1774 to 1776 and became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1779 . In 1791 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
His most outstanding works are: the death of Chatham, the death of Major Peirson , King Charles I in Parliament; a large sea and battle picture depicting the moment when the Dutch admiral de Winter hands over his sword to Duncan; the family of King George III. , the Battle of Trafalgar. Green, W. Humfred, Dunkarton, Piquenot, et al. a. stabbed him.
Copley died in London on September 9, 1815. His son is the Lord Chancellor John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst .
painting
Samuel Adams , 1772
The painter and his family, 1776
Paul Revere , 1776
Watson and the Shark , 1778
The Death of Major Peirson, 1782–1784
Girl with Bird and Dog, 1767
The Siege of Gibraltar, 1783
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Other works
- The sisters Mary and Elizabeth Royall , 1755–1762, canvas, 146 × 122 cm.
- Nathaniel Hurd , 1765–66, canvas, 77 × 65 cm. Cleveland, Ohio, Museum of Art.
- Three daughters of King George III. , 1785, canvas, 265 × 185 cm. London, Buckingham Palace.
- Married couple Ralph Izard , 1775, canvas, 175 × 225 cm. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts.
- Married couple Thomas Mifflin , 1773, canvas, 153 × 122 cm. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historical Society
literature
- Martha Babcock Amory: The domestic and artistic life of John Singleton Copley, RA: with notices of his works, and reminiscences of his son, Lord Lyndhurst, high chancellor of Great Britain . Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston 1882, Text Archive - Internet Archive ; written by Copley's granddaughter
- W. Dunlap: History of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States . 2 volumes. New York 1834, new edition I, Boston 1918, p. 116 ff.
- James Thomas Flexner: John Singleton Copley . New York 1993, Fordham University Press.
- Léa Kuhn: The first ›American‹ picture. John Singleton Copley and the opening narratives of national art . Diaphanes, Berlin / Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-03734-375-3 .
- Carrie Rebora, Paul Staiti, Erica E. Hirshler, Theodore E. Stebbins Jr., Carol Troyen: John Singleton Copley in America . New York 1995, Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams Inc.
- WT Whitley: Artists and their friends in England, 1700-1799 . London 1928, I p. 214 ff., 355 ff., II p. 137 ff.
- Copley, John Singleton . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 7 : Constantine Pavlovich - Demidov . London 1910, p. 101 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- paintings by John Singleton Copley in the National Gallery of Arts, London
Individual evidence
- ^ Perkins: A sketch of the life of C. Boston 1873.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Copley, John Singleton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1738 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1815 |
| Place of death | London |