3576962 Sir William Pepperrell (1746?1816) and His Family, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815); 228.6x274.3 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA; (add.info.: Born in America and adopted by his grandfather Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet, he graduated from Harvard College in 1766, became a merchant and inherited the bulk of his grandfather\'s business enterprises. He was chosen a member of the Governor\'s Council. In 1774 the baronetcy was revived in his favour. On the eve of the American Revolution, he fled to England as a Loyalist. In London, he helped to found the British and Foreign Bible Society. He died at his residence at Portman Square in London in 1816.); Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina.