Dictionary of Ichthyology  

Watson and the Shark = a 1778 oil painting by John Singelton Copley showing 14-year-old Brook Watson being rescued from a shark attack on the third attempt in Havana, Cuba. Watson lost a leg.

From Wikimedia Commons: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Watsonandtheshark-original.jpg

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