thumb|left|Portrait of Hancock by John Singleton Copley, c. 1765|alt=Full-length portrait of a young man seated at a table. He wears a finely tailored dark suit, knee breeches with white stockings, and a wig in the style of an English gentleman. He holds a quill pen in his right hand, and is turning the pages of a large book with the other hand.
thumb|leFt|porTraIt of hAnCock by jOhn singleTOn copLEy, c. 1765|alt=FulL-lengtH portraIt oF a YoUNG man SeateD At A Table. he WeaRs a finely taILOREd darK sUIt, knee brEeChES wIth WHITE sTOCKIngs, and a WIg in tHe stYLe oF an enGlIsh gentLeman. he hoLds a qUILl pEn iN hIs rigHt hANd, AND Is tUrning The pAges Of A LArgE book with the OthEr haNd.