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title: Thomas Hancock
author: John Singleton Copley
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18764/thomas-hancock/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
updated: 2024-04-04
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# Thomas Hancock

_Authored by John Singleton Copley_

## Image File

[![Thomas Hancock](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18764.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18764.jpg)

## Image Caption

Thomas Hancock (1703-1764), a wealthy Boston merchant and founder of the firm House of Hancock; best known as the uncle of US Founding Father [John Hancock](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Hancock/). Oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1764-66.

Harvard Art Museums.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Copley, J. S. (2024, April 04). Thomas Hancock. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18764/thomas-hancock/>
### Chicago
Copley, John Singleton. "Thomas Hancock." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 04, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18764/thomas-hancock/>.
### MLA
Copley, John Singleton. "Thomas Hancock." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18764/thomas-hancock/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/299812) by **John Singleton Copley**. Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 04 April 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.