Watson, saved from the shark, went on to live a long life (was Lord Mayor of London!) tho absent a leg. Painted in 1778 by John Singleton Copley, whose day is today.

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Born on this day in 1738, in Boston, John Singleton Copley. Painter of portraits and the occasional history scene. Here by himself around 1780.

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John Singleton Copley ,American painter (1738–1815)
Colonel William Fitch and His Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch (c. 1800-01)
Oil on canvas, 257.8 x 340.4 cm.
National Gallery, Washington DC

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John Singleton Copley ,American painter (1738–1815)
The Red Cross Knight (1793)
Oil on canvas, 213.5 x 273 cm.
National Gallery, Washington DC

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[작가] 오늘은 미국의 화가 『존 싱글턴 코플리(John Singleton Copley)』이 태어난 날 입니다.
1738.07.03 - 1815.09.09
● Artist CV: https://t.co/MqqMw0Z1Dq

인물과 역사적 주제를 다루었으며, 식민지 시대 미국의 가장 뛰어난 화가로 널리 인정받고 있다.

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John Singleton Copley, Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers, ca. 1763 https://t.co/0ouD2cHsYI

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John Singleton Copley, Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers, ca. 1763 https://t.co/M7BgsJKbzj

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John Singleton Copley, Study for "Monmouth Before James II", 1782-1794 https://t.co/e3sb6Gm8rj

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John Singleton Copley, Studies for "Saul Reproved by Samuel for Not Obeying the Commandments of the Lord", 1797-1798 https://t.co/MzXbx6SJ7z

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John Singleton Copley, The Collapse of the Earl of Chatham in the House of Lords, 7 July 1778, 1779 https://t.co/QJ49hSpZrP

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Visited the National Gallery of Art this weekend. Here are some real world vs edit examples!

- Watson and the Shark, John Singleton Copley
- The Harbor at Lorient, Berthe Morisot

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