해리슨 그레이

John Singleton Copley

c. 1767

해리슨 그레이 by John Singleton Copley, c. 1767

John Singleton Copley captured the wealthy Boston merchant Harrison Gray in this striking 1767 portrait, showing him mid-thought with a quill pen and paper in hand. Notice the incredible detail in his rich brown coat and those shiny gold buttons—Copley was a master at making fabric look so real you could almost touch it. As one of colonial America's most celebrated painters, Copley used this hyper-realistic style to boost the social status of his wealthy clients right before the Revolutionary War changed everything.

Technique
Oil on canvas

Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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