Image of Henry Laurens, was the President of the Continental Congress from by Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815)

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IMAGE number: EVB7067795
Image title: Henry Laurens, was the President of the Continental Congress from November 1, 1777 to December 9, 1778. This elaborate portrait by John Singleton Copley was painted of Laurens in the role of President of Congress. Laurens was a very wealthy man from his partnership in the largest slave-trading house in North America, which sold more than 8,000 enslaved Africans. Portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1782. (oil on canvas)
Artist: Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815) / American
Medium: oil on canvas
Date: 1777 AD (C18th AD)

Image description: Henry Laurens, was the President of the Continental Congress from November 1, 1777 to December 9, 1778. This elaborate portrait by John Singleton Copley was painted of Laurens in the role of President of Congress. Laurens was a very wealthy man from his partnership in the largest slave-trading house in North America, which sold more than 8,000 enslaved Africans. Portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1782. (BSLOC_2019_4_74)
Photo credit: Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 18th century / embassy / North America / America (continent) / art / colour / USA / government / history / man / American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) / war of independence (a) / war / patriotism / painting / politics / portrait / one person / soldier / leader / seated / oil painting / artwork / founding fathers of the United States / Copley John Singleton (1738-1815) / painter / artist / Royal Academician

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