In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Q: The City of London commissioned him to produce a large depiction of a great British military victory, and he also created a depiction of a British hero after his refusal to surrender to the French. In addition to The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar and The Death of Major Peirson, this man established his fame with a painting of his half-brother and his pet, Boy with a Squirrel. He was also one of the first Americans to use pastels, although his among his most famous works were oil depictions of a 1749 incident in Havana Harbor and numerous portraits of leading colonial citizens. For 10 points, name this American painter of Watson and the Shark and a portrait of, among others, Paul Revere.
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Fine Arts