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Summary
John Singleton Copley : Watson and the Shark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q316016
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Title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series title | Watson and the Shark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object type | painting / prime version | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | history painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depicted people | Brook Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1778
date QS:P571,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 182.1 cm (71.6 in); width: 229.7 cm (90.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,182.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,229.7U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q214867
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Current location |
not on view
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Accession number |
1963.6.1
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Place of creation | United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Ferdinand Lammot Belin Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., online collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://www.nga.gov/feature/watson/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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