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תבנית:תמונה מומלצת 10 באפריל 2009
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Watson and the Shark
, a 1778 painting by
John Singleton Copley
depicting the rescue of the future
Lord Mayor of the City of London
,
Brook Watson
, from a
shark attack
in
Havana
,
Cuba
. The attack occurred when Watson was 14 years old and serving as a crew member on a
cargo ship
. In 1774, after Watson arrived in
London
, he and Copley became friends. Watson likely commissioned the original version of this painting, but Copley would eventually create two additional copies.
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