John Singleton Copley
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, 1731 - 1804. Admiral
About this artwork
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artist:John Singleton Copley (1737 - 1815) American
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title:Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, 1731 - 1804. Admiral
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date created:After 1798
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.00 x 63.50 cm; Framed: 92.71 x 81.28 x 6.35 cm
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credit line:Acquired from the Countess of Buckinghamshire's Trust 1995
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accession number:PG 2969
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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John Singleton Copley
John Singleton Copley
John Singleton Copley was born in Boston, the son of Irish immigrants. His step-father, Peter Pelham, was a portrait painter and engraver and, after Pelham's death in 1752, Copley continued his artistic education through books and prints. A visiting English artist, Joseph Blackburn, helped develop...
