Watson and the Shark

Artist: John Singleton Copley
Artwork: Watson and the Shark
Description: Watson and the Shark is an oil on canvas painting by the American artist John Singleton Copley. The painting depicts the moment when a young man named Brook Watson is attacked by a shark while swimming in Havana harbor. Watson survived the attack, and Copley’s painting commemorates his escape.
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