Watson and the Shark

1778 · oil on canvas

Dimensions overall: 182.1 x 229.7 cm (71 11/16 x 90 7/16 in.)

Watson and the Shark's exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1778 generated a sensation, partly because such a grisly subject was an absolute novelty. In 1749, 14–year–old Brook Watson had been attacked ...

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