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This is a comprehensive site that tells the story behind one of John Singleton Copley's most famous paintings, "Watson and the Shark." The site discusses the artist's life and provides compositional information about the painting. Excellent references to the works by other artists that inspired the painting, including many Renaissance masters and Copley contemporary Benjamin West.
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