Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley, 1778

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John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), Mary and Eliz Royall, c.1758.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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'Sitwell Family' (1900) was intended to be hung as a companion portrait to Sitwell portrait of 1786.

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Here's John S Copley's painting of the shark attack and here is Watson later in life minus leg.

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In Memoriam John Singleton Copley RA 1738 – 1815 American of notable colonial American and English figures

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Defeat of the Floating Batteries took 8 yrs to paint. To make a profit, Copley displayed it in Green Park & charged viewers

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Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley found via https://t.co/ZKQu1Mk8Rv Squalo

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Wonderful interior detail in this rare British family portrait by John Singleton Copley gifted to : https://t.co/cvqyUmtNLf

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Copley, Portrait of Colonel Fitch and his Sisters

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John Singleton died this day in 1815
Famous for his paintings in colonial New England

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Watson And The Shark by John Singleton Copley in 1782

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John Singleton American artist born this day in 1738
Early pastellist.
'Midshipman Augustus Brine' 1782

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is on ! 'Watson and the Shark' by depicts a rescue that occurred in 1749.

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John Singleton Copley 1738–1815
"Midshipman Augustus Brine"
1782
Oil on canvas
Son of Admiral James Brine

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