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Hugh Hall by John Singleton Copley

Hugh Hall

John Singleton Copley · 1758

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Artist
John Singleton Copley
Date
1758
Medium
Pastel on off-white laid paper, mounted on canvas
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
15 15/16 x 13 3/16 in. (40.5 x 33.5 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Purchase, Estate of George Strichman and Sandra Strichman Gifts; Bequest of Vera Ruth Miller, in memory of her father, Henry Miller, Bequest of Josephine N. Hopper, John Stewart Kennedy Fund, and Gifts of Yvonne Moën Cumerford, Berry B. Tracy, and Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank, by exchange; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg Gift, and funds from various donors, 1996
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John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley, the American-born painter, captured the vibrant personalities of colonial New England's elite before finding success with innovative history paintings in London.

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