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Galatea
John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)
about 1754
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
93.98 x 132.71 cm (37 x 52 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Picture Fund
Accession Number12.45
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceThe artist. About 1840 to 1846, purchased at a sale (possibly Thorndike) by M.P. Sawyer, Boston. By 1873, Mrs. C.B. Raymond, Newburyport, MA. Before 1899, to Dr. Henry E. Spaulding, Boston; 1912, sold the to MFA for $500.