John Singleton Copley
(American 1738-1815)
Portrait of Miles Sherbrook, 1771
Oil on canvas, 49-1/2 x 39 inches
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., in Memory of his Grandparents, Anna-Maria Breymann and Henry Chrysler

An oil on canvas portrait of Miles Sherbrook, a merchant who sympathized with the British side during the American War of Independence. He is shown in the Chrysler painting seated and holding a letter; portrayed without a wig and dressed simply, Sherbrook appears unpretentious and forthright. Sherbrook sits in a New York rococo side chair and works at a covered card table.

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