One figure in this painting was originally painted as a man with flowing blond hair, but was replaced with the subject of this artist's earlier Head of a Negro.
The artist of this work drew heavily from other artists for inspiration, such as Agasias of Ephesus, Rubens, Raphael, and even his contemporary Benjamin West. Despite never having seen the setting of the painting, the artist used literature and the descriptions of the subject to attempt the location of the titular event as accurately as possible, such as by including Morro Castle in the background. One figure in this painting was originally painted as a man with flowing blond hair, but was replaced with the subject of this artist's earlier Head of a Negro. Another central figure's depiction drew inspiration from Laocoon and his Sons and The Death of General Wolfe to produce a tragic figure who despite the occurrence depicted would go on to become Lord Mayor of London, although without his right leg. FTP, what is this painting which depicts an anatomically-incorrect creature about to be harpooned, having just attacked the other titular subject?
The artist of this work drew heavily from other artists for inspiration, such as Agasias of Ephesus, Rubens, Raphael, and even his contemporary Benjamin West.
Watson and the Shark