Boston’s historic Copley Square was named after John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). Copley was the most influential painter in colonial America. Records indicate that Copley was probably born in Boston, Massachusetts. He created approximately 350 works of art. His paintings include
Paul Revere (1770),
Samuel Adams (1772),
Mercy Otis Warren (1763), and
The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, (1782). To this day,
Gibraltar remains one of Great Britain’s largest oil paintings. Copley was known for his detailed portraits of influential Bostonians and New Englanders. A statue of him is located in Copley Square. The bronze sculpture was made by Lewis Cohen. The statue shows Copley standing with paint brushes and painting tools in his hands. At the base of the statue the following inscription appears: “John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), Boston and London American Portrait Painter, Member of the Royal Academy of Art.”
Boston’s historic Copley Square was named after John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). Copley was the most influential painter in colonial America. Records indicate that Copley was probably born in Boston, Massachusetts. He created approximately 350 works of art. His paintings include Paul Revere (1770), Samuel Adams (1772), Mercy Otis Warren (1763), and The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, (1782). To this day, Gibraltar remains one of Great Britain’s largest oil paintings. Copley was known for his detailed portraits of influential Bostonians and New Englanders. A statue of him is located in Copley Square. The bronze sculpture was made by Lewis Cohen. The statue shows Copley standing with paint brushes and painting tools in his hands. At the base of the statue the following inscription appears: “John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), Boston and London American Portrait Painter, Member of the Royal Academy of Art.”
This ia great monument to see at Copley Square!
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