Dominic Serres, 1722–1793, French, active in Britain (from the 1750s)
Title:
Warships Preparing to Sail from their Anchorage
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and gray ink with graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (23.5 x 36.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in black ink lower left: "D.S. 1782"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2008.30.25
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
oceans | warships | men | boats | war | clouds | ships | wars