Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 4 John Singleton Copley |
Mrs. Nathaniel Allen
About the Artist ~ The Subject ~ About this Object ~ Look Questions ~ Think Questions
Key Points
- John Singleton Copley painted this PORTRAIT of a colonial American woman in the manner of English aristocratic portraits.
- Although self-taught, Copley NATURALISTICALLY painted the facial features, surface TEXTURES, and reflection of light in this portrait.
- Portraits were status symbols since only wealthy colonists could afford them.
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