John Singleton Copley American Colonial Era Painter, 1738-1815 Watson_and_the_Shark_(1778)_depicts_the_rescue_of_Brook_Watson_from_a_shark_attack_in_Havana,_Cuba. Watson and the Shark (1778) depicts the rescue of Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba. Watson and the Shark (1778) depicts the rescue of Brook Watson from a shark attack in Havana, Cuba.