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This 10 page paper focuses on this American colonial artist who is best known for his portraits painted in New England. Some biographical information is provided but the bulk of the paper compares and contrasts two works: Daniel Crommelin Verplanck and Midshipman Augustus Brine. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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is best known for his portraits painted in New England. Some biographical information is provided but the bulk of the paper compares and contrasts two works: Daniel Crommelin Verplanck
and Midshipman Augustus Brine. Bibliography lists 10 sources. SA142art.rtf I. Introduction John Singleton Copley was born in 1738 in Boston, Massachusetts
and is considered to be perhaps the finest painter to emanate from Colonial America ("Copley," 1995). He painted portraits and items of historical significance and it is said that the
Boston portraits show a thorough knowledge of his New England models (1995). Interestingly, Copley was self-educated (Gardner, 1936). Copley made use
of at least one rococo device and this was called portrait dapparat ("Copley," 1995). Here, he portrayed the subject with objects associated with daily life and so his work provided
a distinction that is not usually found in American painting done in the 1700s (1995). Not only did his association with objects provide a historical context for his paintings,
the technique created a situation where social class became obvious. In other words, one can tell by looking at the works that the people in the portraits are from particular
backgrounds. Of course, one may speculate that anyone who commissioned an artist of Copleys talent was no pauper. As Copleys works are explored it becomes clear that he did paint
people from well-known families. Copley did want to expand his interests beyond New England and for example, sent the work called Boy with a Squirrel in 1766 to a London
arts society (1995). He was soon urged to come to London and did so (1995). Later, Copley would embrace what would become a frequent theme of nineteenth century Romantic art,
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