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title: A Boy with a Flying Squirrel
author: John Singleton Copley
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13849/a-boy-with-a-flying-squirrel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A Boy with a Flying Squirrel
_Authored by John Singleton Copley_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13849.jpeg)
## Image Caption
*A Boy with a Flying Squirrel*, 1765, by Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley (l. 1738-1815). The painting depicts Copley's half-brother Henry Pelham (l. 1748-1806), later a well-known engraver and cartographer, with his pet flying squirrel. Squirrels, and especially the flying squirrel, were popular pets for English colonial boys in North America in the 17th and 18th century.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Copley, J. S. (2021, April 18). A Boy with a Flying Squirrel. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Copley, John Singleton. "A Boy with a Flying Squirrel." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2021. .
### MLA
Copley, John Singleton. "A Boy with a Flying Squirrel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Singleton_Copley_-_A_Boy_with_a_Flying_Squirrel_(Henry_Pelham)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) by [**John Singleton Copley**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Singleton_Copley_-_A_Boy_with_a_Flying_Squirrel_(Henry_Pelham)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 18 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.