Richard Dana
Artist: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)
Original Dimensions: 40" x 50"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1770) "Richard Dana (1700–1772) was a justice of the province of Massachusetts and a leading figure of the Boston bar. During the early stages of the Revolution, the city depended on his sage legal advice. He was a member of the committee that investigated the Boston Massacre in 1770, at about the same time he posed for Copley. As a bold enhancement of the powerful portrait, Copley selected a carved-and-gilded Rococo frame. The frame is personalized with the Dana family’s coat of arms: three stags separated by a chevron, with a fox at the crest and Cavendo tutus (“By caution secure”) as the motto." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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