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Painting (Portrait)
The Gore Children
John Singleton Copley
1753-1755
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Singleton Copley (Artist)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1959.3408
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.3408
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
The Gore Children
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
John Singleton Copley (Artist)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1753-1755
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
40.6 (H) x 56.9 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
103 (H) x 144.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published as fig. 11, pp. 95-6.Book: Rebora, Carrie & Staiti, Paul J. 1995 John Singleton Copley in America.
• See pp. 60, 170-72, 280. Published as cat. no. 5.Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 19, pp. 32-3.Book: Vlach, John Michael. 1988 Plain Painters: Making Sense of American Folk Art.
• Published on p. 8.