John Singleton Copley, Portrait of Colonel Charles Chivers, n.d., oil on canvas, 29 1/2 in. x 25 5/8 in. (74.93 cm x 65.09 cm), John Singleton Copley, born of Irish immigrants in Boston, was introduced to art by his English stepfather, Peter Pelham, a portrait painter and mezzotint engraver. In his youth he often visited John Smibert's studio and saw Smibert's copies of European paintings, such as Nicolas Poussin's The Continence of Scipio, also seen in this gallery. This portrait of Colonel Charles Chivers is exceedingly elegant and well-finished. It was likely painted during the late 1770s or early 1780s, after Copley had moved to England. The Chivers family was British, evident by the Colonel's red uniform coat, and many of its members are recorded in the registers of the Bath Abbey.
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John Singleton Copley, Portrait, Colonel Charles Chivers, n.d., oil, canvas, 29 1/2 . x 25 5/8, 74.93 cm x 65.09 cm, John Singleton Copley, born, Irish immigrants, Boston, introduced, art, English stepfather, Peter Pelham, portrait painter, mezzotint engraver., youth, visited John Smibert's studio, saw Smibert's copies, European paintings, Nicolas Poussin's, Continence, Scipio, gallery., portrait, Colonel Charles Chivers, exceedingly elegant, well-finished., painted, late 1770s, early 1780s, Copley, moved, England., Chivers family, British, evident, Colonel's red uniform coat, members, recorded, registers, Bath Abbey
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