AT-00013451
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Watson and the Shark
Quick Overview
- Artist
- John Singleton Copley (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1738–1815 London)
- Date
- ca. 1778
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 24 7/8 x 30 1/8 in. (63.2 x 76.5 cm)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Gordon Dexter, 1942
- Accession no.
- 42.71.1
Provenance
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