rabidconduit (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} rabidconduit) wrote,@ 2007-03-28 10:35:00 |
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| Current location: | C-Dale, IL |
| Current mood: |  tired |
| Current music: | Wolf Parade |
| Entry tags: | art, sharks |
Watson and the Shark
One of my favorite American paintings is John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark (1776). Occasioned by a real attack that took place in Havana Harbour in 1749, and was most likely commisioned by the victim, who was a friend of Copley and believed the attack to have been educational.
