Valentine Greene's 1779 mezzotint of this work helped increase both this work and its artists' popularity.
Valentine Greene's 1779 mezzotint of this work helped increase both this work and its artists' popularity. The painter originally drafted this work with a youth in center instead of a balding man, and Morro Castle can be seen in the top right corner. One of the titular figures' right foot cannot be seen due to the composition, suggesting that it is missing, and his right hand is reaching for a length of rope hanging from the side of a boat. In the center, two men in white reach for that figure, while a man on the right holds a harpoon and is attacking the title animal in this work's lower right corner. For 10 points, name this painting depicting an animal attacking a human in Havana Bay by John Singleton Copley.
Valentine Greene's 1779 mezzotint of this work helped increase both this work and its artists' popularity.
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