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lithograph by John Copley 1931 https://t.co/NMhokWq2pV

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2019-05-15

Watson and the Shark is an oil painting by the Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley, depicting the rescue of the English boy Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba. (National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1778)

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2019-03-06

''Venus and cupid'' by John Singleton Copley (circa 1779), at

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2019-02-05

Dramatic rescue of 14-year-old orphan/cabin boy Brook Watson from shark attack in Havana Harbour ~ he survived, though with loss of a leg, and later became Lord Mayor of London, chairman of Lloyds and director of the Bank of England (JS Copley, 1778. MFA Boston)

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2018-08-26

Happy from John Singleton Copley, the best shark painter in the world 🦈

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2018-07-28

It's To celebrate, come and see John Singleton Copley's "Watson and the Shark" (1778) (or see one of Copley's other versions of the painting at and !) 🦈🌊

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2018-07-23

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

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2018-07-04

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John Singleton Copley (3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815), American painter.

"Following a fashion set by Benjamin West and others, Copley began to paint historical pieces. His first foray into this genre was 'Watson and the Shark,' 1778."

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2018-07-03

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John Singleton Copley (3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815), American painter, "famous for his portrait paintings of wealthy and influential figures in colonial New England."

🎨 'Hugh Hall,' 1758.
🎨 'Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers, c. 1763.
🎨 'Gulian Verplanck,' 1771.

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2018-07-04

Happy Birthday to John Singleton Copley who was born (July 3rd) in 1738!!

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2018-07-03

Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley was born in 1738 - Singleton Coply is perhaps most famous for his portrait paintings, one of which is depiction of Richard Heber from 1782, part of the Paul Mellon art collection at https://t.co/YyEYqDkXtA

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2018-07-03

John Singleton Copley, artist, was born in 1738.

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2018-07-03

Henry Pelham with his pet flying squirrel, painted by his half-brother John Singleton Copley in 1760. The 18th century was the golden age of squirrel ownership - and they were the most popular pet in Colonial America, lavished with golden chains & the best nuts.

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2018-06-08

Quick Study of a John Singleton Copley Portrait

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2018-05-12

Watson And The Shark by John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-03-27

Watson and the Shark by American painter John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-02-13

Watson And The Shark by John Singleton Copley in 1782

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2018-02-08

Colonel William Fitch and His Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch by John Singleton Copley, 1800/1801

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2018-02-02