Watson and the Shark
Date:
1782
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 1/2 inches × 36 inches (77.47 × 91.44 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, Dexter M. Ferry, Jr. Fund
Object number:
46.310
Small boat with nine men, one standing in front with his harpoon raised. A shark with open jaws rushes toward a nude man on his back in the turbulent sea, his arms raised. Two men reach from the side of the boat to help. Harbor with sailing ships in the background. Stormy sea and sky.
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