Watson and the Shark (copy after John Singleton Copley)
Henry Sargent
(American, 1770–1845)
between 1793 and 1797
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions47.62 x 60.01 cm (18 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Winthrop Sargent
Accession number16.346
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ProvenanceAbout 1797, the artist; 1845, by descent to his son, Henry Winthrop Sargent (1810-1882); 1882, by descent to his son, Winthrop Henry Sargent (1840-1916), Boston; 1916, by inheritance to his wife, Aimee Rotch Sargent; 1916, gift of Mrs. Winthrop Sargent to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 7, 1916)
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
1921