Art, literature & history
Adam Babcock
c. 1774
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 117 x 91.7 cm (46 1/16 x 36 1/8 in.) framed: 132.4 x 107 cm (52 1/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1978.79.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
John Singleton Copley. Adam Babcock. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Adam Babcock — John Singleton Copley. c. 1774.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 117 x 91.7 cm (46 1/16 x 36 1/8 in.) framed: 132.4 x 107 cm (52 1/8 x 42 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1978.79.1. Gift of Henry A. and Caroline C. Murray.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.