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Happy Birthday to John Singleton Copley who was born (July 3rd) in 1738!!

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2018-07-03

Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley was born in 1738 - Singleton Coply is perhaps most famous for his portrait paintings, one of which is depiction of Richard Heber from 1782, part of the Paul Mellon art collection at https://t.co/YyEYqDkXtA

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2018-07-03

John Singleton Copley, artist, was born in 1738.

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2018-07-03

Henry Pelham with his pet flying squirrel, painted by his half-brother John Singleton Copley in 1760. The 18th century was the golden age of squirrel ownership - and they were the most popular pet in Colonial America, lavished with golden chains & the best nuts.

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2018-06-08

Quick Study of a John Singleton Copley Portrait

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2018-05-12

Watson And The Shark by John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-03-27

This grisly scene caused a sensation when first exhibited (and made the artist a fortune through selling prints of its design.) It's one of those images that still holds power today in the gallery. Detail, Watson and the Shark, 1778.

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2018-02-26

The Gore Children by American painter John Singleton Copley in 1755

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2018-02-23

Watson and the Shark by American painter John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-02-13

Watson And The Shark by John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-02-08

Henry Foster-Arctic explorer awarded the 's Copley Medal for his geodetic investigations-is 's Scientist of the Day! https://t.co/tkjEko6Bp0

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2018-02-05

Colonel William Fitch and His Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch by John Singleton Copley, 1800/1801

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2018-02-02

Watson and the Shark by American painter John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-01-30

mr.copley, the gravedigger! :-]

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2018-01-16

Watson and the Shark by American painter John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-01-15

Today's painting was inspired by a recent visit from Year 3 students. Most of them agreed that they wished they had painted John Singleton Copley's Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, because of its size and detail.

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2017-12-16

Watson and the Shark by American painter John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2017-12-14