Keywords: J S Copley - Watson and the Shark 3.png Artwork Creator John Singleton Copley title Watson and the Shark 1782 oil canvas cm 91 4 77 5 institution Detroit Institute of Arts American Art before 1950 46 310 credit line Founders Society Purchase Dexter M Ferry Jr Fund http //www dia org/object-info/1b7bbb96-181d-44e2-a980-61db48693a4e aspx position 1 The Detroit Institute of Arts object history Noel Desanfans before 1786 Sale Christie's London April 8 1786 lot 396 W Goddard by 1791 Sale Christie's February 5 1791 lot 73 sold to Green G P Anderson London W P Hunter London ca 1850 M Knoedler Co London 1946 DIA in 1946 source PD-old-100-1923 DEFAULTSORT Copley John Singleton; Watson and the Shark Detroit Institute of Arts 1782 American paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts Watson and the Shark 22 Detroit Institute of Arts Realist paintings Paintings of the United States 1782 oil on canvas paintings in the United States People with fish in art Paintings of humans with animals sharks in art Paintings of fish rescue People with watercraft in art |