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1738 – 1815John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)Died 9 September 1815, aged 77Copley was an American-born painter celebrated for his portraits of colonial Boston society before relocating permanently to London. He became one of the leading history painters in Britain, noted for works such as Watson and the Shark.