John Amory
John Singleton Copley
(American, 1738–1815)
1768
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States of America
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions126.68 x 101.92 cm (49 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.)
Credit LineThe M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession number37.37
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ProvenanceDescended in the Amory family to Arthur Amory Codman (1833-1896), great-grandson of the sitter; about 1896, by descent to his sisters, Catherine E. Codman and Maria P. Codman (d. 1902), Bristol, R.I.; about 1902, by descent to their niece, Martha Codman Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1937, gift of Martha and Maxim Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 14, 1937)
