I haven't seen it yet, but a Copely is a Copely and worth the respect of any art viewer and historian alike. One of the greatest painters in American History, Copely did a great job of creating illusion of the material with his oil portraits of the late 1700's...Schumacher does a much better job of talking about the piece, the artist and interviewing the curator so I'll pass you off to her but it's very uplifting to see the museum nab an artist that rarely is for sale, and such a rarity in the history of art and our country.
Check out the whole story at Mary Louise Schumacher's blog...
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/129672823.html
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