A British Squadron off St Lucia, 25 March 1780
Dominic Serres the elder, RA (Auch 1722 – London 1793)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1781 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
902 x 1573 mm
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Melford Hall, Suffolk
NT 926822
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A British Squadron off St Lucia, 25 March 1780 by Dominic Serres the elder, RA (Auch 1722 – London 1793), signed and dated 1781. Ships of the line with British flags, blue and red. Brass plate 'Squadron under Kt Admiral Sir Hyde Parker Bt getting under way from St Lucie (sic), in presence of large French force to protect an English convoy with 3000 troops. 25 March 1780. Serres'. Maritime painting.
Provenance
Part of the Hyde Parker collection, transferred from HM Treasury, 1966
Makers and roles
Dominic Serres the elder, RA (Auch 1722 – London 1793), artist