Object Number 1957.1127 A

Object Name

Pastel (Portrait)

Title

Self-Portrait of John Singleton Copley

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Singleton Copley (Artist)
07/03/1738-09/09/1815

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1769

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Pastel; Paper

Techniques

Drawn

Dimensions (inches)

23.12 (H) , 17.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

58.74 (H) , 44.45 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements by sight. Size is right side and bottom.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Van Horn, Jennifer. 2022 Portraits of Resistance: Activating Art During Slavery.
• Published: p. 52, fig. 6
[Book] Rebora, Carrie & Staiti, Paul J. 1995 John Singleton Copley in America.
• Published as fig. 113, p. 136.
[Book] Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 47, pp. 28-9.
[Article] Schmiegel, Karol A. 1975 Pastel Portraits in the Winterthur Museum. Antiques. CVII (2): 323-331.
• Published on p. 324.
[Article] Troyen, Carol. 07//1995 John Singleton Copley and the Heros of the American Revolution. Antiques. 148 (1): 84-93.
• Published as pl. no. 1, p. 84.
[Article] Jatcko, Sara A. & Ebel, Sarah C. 2009 "American Portraits in Pastel". Antiques and Fine Art. IX (3): 206-208.
• Published: figure 3.
[Book] Kamensky, Jane. A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley. 544.
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