By Jane Kamensky

By the 1760s, John Singleton Copley became colonial America’s premier painter, capturing the likeness of individuals such as Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams who would become the revolutionary heroes of a new United States. The artist, however, did not share his subjects’ politics: Copley was loyal to Britain. As rebellion brewed, Copley, alongside his family, relocated to London where they'd be safest. By the time the United States declared its independence, Copley was painting America's revolution from a far shore, as Britain's American War. With Jane Kamensky’s intimate narrative of Copley’s life, one experiences the world of the American Revolution with all of its divided loyalties and tangled sympathies.

Hardcover, 526 pages, 6.8 x 1.7 x 9.6". 8 pages of color; 50 illustrations.

Copyright 2016 Jane Kamensky with W. W. Norton & Company.

A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley (Hardcover)

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