John Singleton Copley // Watson and the Shark
John Singleton Copley
(1738 – 1815) An American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts, famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects.
Watson and the Shark
1777, oil on canvas.
24" X 32".
Founders Society Purchase, Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Fund, 46.310 ©The Detroit Institute of Arts.
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