Rodney’s Fleet bombarding Martinique, 16th February, 1762
Dominic Serres the elder, RA (Auch 1722 – London 1793)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1767
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
613 x 999 mm
Place of origin
Martinique
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515560
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Rodney’s Fleet bombarding Martinique, 16th February, 1762 by Dominic Serres the elder, RA (Auch 1722 – London 1793). The British Fleet commanded by George Brydges Rodney, Lord Rodney (1719-1792), consisting of men of war and frigates in a large nucleus, bombard the hilly coast line of Martinique. 'Painted for General Monckton'. Maritime painting.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, The Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Dominic Serres the elder, RA (Auch 1722 – London 1793), artist