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Artists›John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley

1738–1815

WA-00016962

Boston, MA, USA

Mixed Media

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

102

Works in Collection

122

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ316016

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Romantic Painting in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943–1944

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

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American Art Portfolio

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland Smithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, D.C.Art Institute of ChicagoChicago National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.TateCity of Westminster

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Artworks (102)

A Hussar Officer on Horseback

1812 · black and white chalk

Sheet: 27.6 x 22.1 cm (10 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Sailors Maneuvering a Cannon, Possibly a Study for "The Death of Sir John More at Corunna"

1807 · Black chalk and white-chalk heightening on blue laid paper

11 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (29.8 x 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Prince Regent as a Hussar

1804 · black chalk heightened with white and squared in red on blue paper

sheet: 35.1 × 51.3 cm (13 13/16 × 20 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Baron Graham

1804 · oil on canvas

overall: 144.8 x 118.8 cm (57 x 46 3/4 in.) framed: 174 x 145.1 x 12.4 cm (68 1/2 x 57 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Colonel William Fitch and His Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch

1800 · oil on canvas

overall: 257.8 x 340.4 cm (101 1/2 x 134 in.) framed: 283.9 x 365.8 x 11.1 cm (111 3/4 x 144 x 4 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Study for "The Knatchbull Family": Sir Edward Knatchbull

1800 · Black chalk, white-chalk heightening, and graphite on dark blue laid paper

13 13/16 x 11 3/16 in. (35.1 x 28.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Knatchbull Family": Norton Joseph Knatchbull

1800 · Black chalk, white-chalk heightening, and graphite on dark blue laid paper

13 7/8 x 11 3/8 in. (35.2 x 28.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Two Equestrian Figures, Possibly a Study for "George IV, Prince of Wales"

1800 · Black chalk and white-chalk heightening on blue wove paper

11 9/16 x 18 1/8 in. (29.4 x 46 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Admiral De Winter Raising the Colors

1798 · Black chalk, white-chalk heightening, and gouche on blue laid paper

13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Three Figures Raising the Colors

1798 · Black and red chalk and white-chalk heightening on blue laid paper

12 7/16 x 9 in. (31.6 x 22.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Two Studies of a Man with a Sail or Flag

1798 · Black and red chalk, white-chalk heightening, and graphite on blue laid paper

11 3/8 x 14 7/16 in. (28.9 x 36.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Lord Admiral Duncan

1798 · Black and red chalk and white-chalk heightening on blue laid paper

12 3/16 x 6 3/4 in. (31 x 17.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Red Cross Knight

1793 · oil on canvas

overall: 213.5 x 273 cm (84 1/16 x 107 1/2 in.) framed: 345.4 x 285.4 x 11.4 cm (136 x 112 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Three Figures

1785 · Black and red chalk on blue laid paper

14 3/8 x 23 in. (36.5 x 58.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Figures Scaling Floating Battery; Cannon

1785 · Black and red chalk on blue laid paper

17 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (44.5 x 33.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Sprawling Figures

1785 · Black chalk on off-white laid paper

10 5/8 x 20 11/16 in. (27 x 52.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": The Wrecked Longboat

1785 · Pen and brown ink and black chalk on off-white laid paper

10 5/8 x 20 11/16 in. (27 x 52.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Figure Astride Cannon Pulling Down Spanish Colors

1785 · Black chalk, white-chalk heightening, and graphite on blue laid paper

14 x 8 1/4 in. (35.6 x 21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Figure Reaching; Sprawling Figures; Cheering Group; Dying Sailors

1785 · Black chalk and white-chalk heightening on light blue laid paper

14 5/8 x 23 in. (37.1 x 58.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Three Officers, Two Standing and One Kneeling

1785 · Black chalk and white-chalk heightening on blue laid paper

14 5/16 x 22 5/8 in. (36.4 x 57.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Officer in Four Poses

1785 · Black chalk on blue laid paper

14 5/16 x 22 13/16 in. (36.4 x 57.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Figures Astride Spar

1785 · Black and red chalk and white-chalk heightening on dark blue laid paper

22 5/8 x 18 3/8 in. (57.5 x 46.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Drapery Study; Two Figures Pulling a Pole

1785 · black chalk heightened with white chalk

Sheet: 35.5 x 56.7 cm (14 x 22 5/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch for "Siege of Gibraltar"

1785 · Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper

32.9 × 25.2 cm (13 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (7)

102 published of 107 catalogued · 69 with image

The Met
54 published17 img
Nga
23 published23 img
Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published6 img
Tate
7 published7 img
Smithsonian
3 published3 img
+ 1 more source · 5 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

51 entries · 2 sources

The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781
1783 · Tate · 6 prov
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Gulian Verplanck
1771 · Met · 5 prov
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John Greenleaf
1753 · Met · 5 prov
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Midshipman Augustus Brine
1782 · Met · 5 prov
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Elizabeth Greenleaf
1753 · Met · 5 prov
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The Return of Neptune
1754 · Met · 5 prov
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Self-portrait miniature
1769 · Met · 5 prov
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Watson and the Shark
1782 · Nga · 5 prov
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Samuel Verplanck
1771 · Met · 5 prov
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The Death of the Earl of Chatham
1781 · Nga · 5 prov
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Images

15 assets

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manhattan, United States

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

In collection

Tate

City of Westminster, United Kingdom

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Romantic Painting in America

New York · 1943

Group Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art

New York · 1938

Group Exhibition American Art Portfolio

New York · 1936