Title: Watson and the Shark
Object type: Painting
Date: ca. 1778
Culture: American
Artist:  John Singleton Copley 
Artist bio: American, Boston, Massachusetts 1738–1815 London
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 7/8 x 30 1/8 in. (63.2 x 76.5 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Gordon Dexter, 1942
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fear, term: Men, term: Male Nudes, term: Fish, term: Boats