Man-of-War at Anchor
attributed to John Thomas Serres (London 1759 – London 1825)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1791 (bears monogram JS and 91)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1300 x 930 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Buckland Abbey, Devon
NT 809837
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Man-of-War at Anchor, attributed to John Thomas Serres (London 1759 – London 1825), bears monogram and date '91' on rock below fishermen on right, [1791]. Previously attributed to Charles Brooking and called "Man-of-War at Anchor in Port Mahon, Minorca" (although bears no resemblance to the place and Brooking did not paint in the Mediterranean). A windy seascape with storm clouds and a Man-of-War ship in the centre. The shore and a smaller vessel are in the foreground and taller rocks on the the left. Two figures stand on the rocks on the right.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs McNeill (d. 1998), Worthing, Sussex, 1997
Marks and inscriptions
Recto, bottom centre: Man of War at Port Mahon, Minorca / Charles Brooking 1723-1759. (plaque)
Makers and roles
attributed to John Thomas Serres (London 1759 – London 1825), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Charles Brooking (Deptford 1723 - London 1759), artist