Copley Portraits at the Massachusetts Historical Society

The following Copley portraits are in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Those marked with an asterisk are on public view in October 2002.

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James Allen 1739-1808 *
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil on canvas, dated 1768-1770

Samuel Cooper 1725-1783 *
attributed to John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil on canvas, dated [1768-70]?

Samuel Danforth 1696-1777 *
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil on gold-leafed copper, dated ca. 1758

Mrs. John Gray (Mary Otis) 1730-1763 *
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil on canvas, dated circa 1763

John Hancock 1737-1793 *
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil on canvas, dated circa 1770-1772

Jonathan Jackson 1743-1810
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil pastel on paper, dated circa 1768

Elizabeth Oliver 1739-1820 *
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil on canvas, dated circa 1758

[John Rodgers?] [1500-1555]
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815 after unidentified [16th c.?] artist
Oil on canvas, dated 1756-8

Charles Russell 1738-1780 *
by John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil on canvas, dated

Nathaniel Wheelwright 1721-1766
attributed to John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815
Oil [pastel?] on paper mounted on panel, dated [18th c.]



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