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John Singleton Copley Research Paper

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John Singleton Copley was a painter in America. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley. He became famous as his work consisted of portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England. His works often depicted certain middle-class subjects. His quick climb and prolonged fame were the result of a natural skill to handle paint and be able to manufacture pictures that obscured anything created by his forerunners in America. Copley figured out how to formulate his pictures, and also provided vividly to the British-loving clients, who desired English-style paintings but scarcely journeyed to England. He engaged in multiple layers to satisfy clients, accomplishing many styles of art with extraordinary

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