Cultural Politics, Colonial Crisis, and Ancient Metaphor in John Singleton Copley's "Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Izard"
1999; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 34; Issue: 2/3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/496773
ISSN1545-6927
Autores Tópico(s)Colonialism, slavery, and trade
ResumoJohn Singleton Copley's "Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Izard" is usually explored in terms of the artist's experimentation with the grand tour portrait and his transformation from a colonial to an English painter. This essay recontextualizes the portrait by exploring its deviation from the grand tour portrait format, Ralph Izard's political views, and the contemporary symbolism of the objects represented. The unusual collection of antiquities assembled for the portrait points to an embedded political subtext that presents the choice faced by American colonists as the political crisis deepened in 1775 - continued loyalty to the mother country despite rising tyranny or a declaration of independence.
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