Brook Watson
Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet (7 February 1735 – 2 October 1807) was a British merchant, soldier, and later Lord Mayor of London. He is perhaps best known as the subject of John Singleton Copley's painting Watson and the Shark, which depicts a shark attack on Watson as a boy that resulted in the loss of his right leg below the knee.
Sir Brook Watson | |
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Sir Brook Watson, c.1796, Copley, John Singleton (17381815) Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA | |
| Born | 7 February 1735 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Died | 2 October 1807 (aged 72) England |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Spouse | Helen Campbell |
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