Old World Portraits
Mrs. Isaac Smith (Elizabeth Storer)
John Singleton Copley
An elegant 18th-century portrait of a woman in rich silk attire, seated amidst a blend of interior luxury and a pastoral landscape.
Isaac Smith
John Singleton Copley
1769 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An elegant 18th-century portrait by John Singleton Copley, featuring a dignified gentleman in a rich plum-colored coat.
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with softened warm notes — supports a polished room with depth.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Study · Library
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black
About the piece
Painted in 1769 during John Singleton Copley's Boston period, this masterwork depicts Isaac Smith, a prominent merchant and figure of the American colonial era. The painting is a tour de force of texture and light, capturing the soft luster of a plum velvet coat, the crispness of white lace ruffles, and the elaborate floral pattern of the blue silk drapery that frames the subject.
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