A Sketch of the Life and a List of Some of the Works of John Singleton Copley R.A.Press of John Wilson and son, 1873 - 13 páginas |
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Página 6 - The household of Peter Pelham was, perhaps, the only place in New England where painting and engraving were the predominant pursuits. In this family Copley lived from his eleventh to his fourteenth year, and became greatly attached to his new relatives. It is a well-founded tradition that he was as quiet and studious in his boyhood as he was conscientious and painstaking in his later years.
Página 12 - Copley did not deem prudent to hoist under present circumstances, as his gallery is a constant resort of the royal family and the nobility. I dined with the artist on the glorious 5th of December, 1782, after listening with him to the speech of the king, formally recognizing the United States of America...
Página 12 - I dined with the artist on the glorious 5th of December, 1782, after listening with him to the speech of the king, formally recognizing the United States of America as in the rank of nations.
Página 13 - In 1783, Copley was elected a Royal Academician, and was offered five hundred guineas to paint a family group of six persons. From this period, Copley was borne along by the full tide of ' success. He purchased from Lord Fauconborg the mansionhouse in George Street, long afterwards famous as the residence of the great Chancellor Lyndhurst. He painted a portrait of Lord Mansfield, whose house was * Mrs. John Singleton Copley and three children sailed in the " Minerva,
Página 12 - America as in the rank of nations, previous to dinner, and immediately after our return from the House of Lords, he invited me into his studio; and there, with a bold hand, a master's touch, and I believe an American heart, he attached to the ship the stars and stripes. This was, I imagine, the first American flag hoisted in Old England.
Página 11 - Charles River, thence by Beacon Street to Walnut Street, thence by Walnut Street to Mt. Vernon Street, thence by Mt. Vernon Street to Louisburg Square, thence by Louisburg Square to Pinckney Street, thence by Pinckney Street to the water ; containing about eleven acres of land.
Página 10 - King's Chapel and the Episcopal Church at Cambridge. He went back to England to assist in the decoration of Blenheim Castle, but returned to Boston, married, and died here. There was Paul Revere, always a friend of Copley: when he returned from Fort Edward and resigned his commission as a Lieutenant of Artillery, he established himself as an engraver. He made an engraving on copper from a portrait of the Rev. Dr. Mayhew, and was celebrated for his political caricatures. He certainly designed almost...
Página 12 - The painting was finished in most admirable style, except the background, which Copley and I designed to represent a ship, bearing to America the intelligence of the acknowledgment of Independence, with a sun just rising upon the Stripes of the Union, streaming from her gaff. All was complete, save the flag, which Copley did not deem prudent to hoist under present circumstances, as his gallery is a constant resort of the royal family and the...