William Brattle (1706-1776)

John Singleton Copley

1756

Oil on canvas

Fogg Museum

A man with a white wig and formal attire stands with his left hand extended and his right hand holding a sword hilt. He is depicted in a three-quarter view against a landscape background. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Partial Gift of Mrs. Thomas Brattle Gannett and Partial Purchase through the generosity of Robert T. Gannett, an Anonymous Donor and the Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund