Catherine Greene

Catherine Greene by John Singleton Copley: The Boston painter Copley's virtuosity at rendering luxurious textiles was precisely the kind of talent that appealed to…

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In Catherine Greene, start with classical, portrait, figurative. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: In 1769 the prosperous merchant John Greene commissioned a portrait of himself and this portrait of his wife, Catherine (1735–1785), after thirteen years of marriage.

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The Boston painter Copley's virtuosity at rendering luxurious textiles was precisely the kind of talent that appealed to his patrons. In 1769 the prosperous merchant John Greene commissioned a portrait of himself and this portrait of his wife, Catherine (1735–1785), after thirteen years of marriage. Shown at the age of 34, Mrs.