John Singleton Copley (painter) American, 1738 - 1815 Eleazer Tyng, 1772 oil on canvas overall: 126.5 x 100.2 cm (49 13/16 x 39 7/16 in.) framed: 149.5 x 125.1 cm (58 7/8 x 49 1/4 in.) Gift of the Avalon Foundation 1965.6.1 On View

From the Tour: John Singleton Copley
Object 5 of 12

Copley excelled at portraying elderly men, as with this penetrating likeness of an eighty-two-year-old legislator and former frontier soldier from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. Eleazer Tyng (1690-1782), sitting comfortably in a Windsor armchair, turns to greet the viewer. His appraising face and rugged hands are highlighted by a golden glow.

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