1961.0707 Painting

Painting

  • Title:

    American Ships off Dover

  • Category:

    Paintings

  • Creator (Role):

    Dominic Serres R.A. (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1785-1793

  • Materials:

    Oil paint; Canvas

  • Techniques:

    Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1961.0707


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1961.0707

Object Name

Painting

Title

American Ships off Dover

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Dominic Serres R.A. (Artist)
1722-1793
References: Alan Russett, Dominic Serres R.A., 1719-1793: War Artist to the Navy (London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2001).

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1785-1793

Subjects

Maritime; Seascape

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

28.875 (H) , 43.8125 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

73.343 (H) , 111.284 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published as cat. no. 69, pp. 134-5.
[Book] Russett, Alan. 2001 Dominic Serres R.A, 1719-1793, War Artist to the Navy.
For other paintings set at Dover, see pp. 161-2, 180-1.