Watson and the Shark

series of oil paintings by John Singleton Copley in the NGA, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Detroit Institute of Arts
VisualArtwork painting_series Q1787460
Watson and the Shark
John Singleton Copley · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Watson and the Shark

Summary

Watson and the Shark is a painting series[1]. It draws 460 Wikipedia views per month (painting_series category, ranking #28 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watson and the Shark is the creator of John Singleton Copley[3].
  • Watson and the Shark is in the country of United States[4].
  • Watson and the Shark's instance of is recorded as painting series[5].
  • Watson and the Shark's instance of is recorded as painting[6].
  • Watson and the Shark is associated with the Pre-romanticism movement[7].
  • Watson and the Shark's genre is history painting[8].
  • Watson and the Shark's depicts is recorded as shark attack[9].
  • Watson and the Shark's depicts is recorded as Havana[10].
  • Watson and the Shark's depicts is recorded as Brook Watson[11].
  • Watson and the Shark's depicts is recorded as man[12].
  • Watson and the Shark's depicts is recorded as boat[13].
  • Watson and the Shark is made of oil paint[14].
  • Watson and the Shark is made of canvas[15].
  • Watson and the Shark's collection is recorded as National Gallery of Art[16].
  • Watson and the Shark's collection is recorded as Museum of Fine Arts Boston[17].
  • Watson and the Shark's collection is recorded as Detroit Institute of Arts[18].
  • Watson and the Shark's inventory number is recorded as 08600421[19].
  • The location of Watson and the Shark was United States[20].
  • Watson and the Shark's Commons category is recorded as Watson and the Shark[21].
  • Watson and the Shark's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[22].
  • Watson and the Shark comprises Watson and the Shark[23].
  • Watson and the Shark comprises Watson and the Shark[24].
  • Watson and the Shark comprises Watson and the Shark[25].
  • 1778 marks the founding of Watson and the Shark[26].
  • Watson and the Shark's main subject is shark attack[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Watson and the Shark is the creator of John Singleton Copley[3].

Publication

Watson and the Shark's genre is history painting[8].

Subject and Themes

Watson and the Shark's main subject is shark attack[27]. It is associated with the Pre-romanticism movement[7].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[14] and canvas[15]. The location of Watson and the Shark was United States[20].

Why It Matters

Watson and the Shark draws 460 Wikipedia views per month (painting_series category, ranking #28 of 214).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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