John Singleton Copley
(1738-1815), PainterSitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 21 portraits
A Boston-born portrait and history painter who settled in London in 1775 after a tour of the Continent. A successful artist, Copley is known mostly for his portraits of British characters associated with colonial New England and large-scale depictions of dramatic contemporary events such as The Death of Chatham.
The Death of the Earl of Chatham
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, 1779-1781
NPG L146
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, exhibited 1783
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 172
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, 1787
NPG 170
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, circa 1790
NPG 5519
George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1800
NPG 1487
by Medallic Art Company Ltd, after John Singleton Copley
gold-plated silver medal, (1780-1784)
NPG D36120
by Robert Graves, published by James Sprent Virtue, after John Singleton Copley
line engraving, (1785)
NPG D14844
by Robert Dunkarton, after John Singleton Copley
mezzotint, (circa 1790)
NPG D36352
Death of the Earl of Chatham (includes William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham and 55 other sitters)
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after John Singleton Copley
line engraving, published 1791
NPG D18117
William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough
by Robert Dunkarton, after John Singleton Copley
mezzotint, published 1794
NPG D31723
by Abraham Raimbach, after John Singleton Copley
engraving, 1794
NPG D9178
Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl of Fauconberg
by and published by Anthony Fogg, after John Singleton Copley
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1794
NPG D15072
Key to Charles I Demanding in the House of Commons the Five Impeached Members
after John Singleton Copley
etching, (1795)
NPG D26376
by William Ridley, published by John Sewell, after John Singleton Copley
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1798
NPG D14832
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, after John Singleton Copley
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D19717
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
by Robert Dunkarton, published by and after John Singleton Copley
mezzotint, published July 1799
NPG D41678
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Thomas Phillips, after John Singleton Copley
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23286
HRH The Prince of Wales at a Review
by Charles Turner, after John Singleton Copley
mezzotint, published 1813 (1809)
NPG D10983
William II of Holland when Prince of Orange-Nassau
by Charles Turner, after John Singleton Copley
mezzotint, published 1813
NPG D8591
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by Samuel Freeman, published by Fisher Son & Co, after John Singleton Copley
stipple engraving, published 1831
NPG D15317
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.