1786
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Gilbert DeBlois is a 1786 oil by John Singleton Copley, held at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
This portrait features a man with a powdered white wig, dressed in a brown coat with a white ruffled shirt and cuffs. He sits at a desk, holding a piece of paper in his right hand and a quill in his left. The background is a blue sky with a column and red drapery on the right side. The man's attire and hairstyle suggest a formal, possibly aristocratic, setting. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the image. The painting's attention to detail and use of light and shadow make it a compelling portrait. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up the technique.
John Singleton Copley (July 3, 1738 – September 9, 1815) was an American-born British painter active in both the Thirteen Colonies and England.
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