Dominic Serres, 1722–1793, French, active in Britain (from the 1750s)
Title:
English Ships Coming to Anchor in a Fresh Breeze
Date:
late 18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
41 1/2 x 65 1/2 inches (105.4 x 166.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.564
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
wind | water | breeze | fleet | sea | ships | ships of the line | anchor | full-rigged ships | cutters (sailing vessels) | sloops (sailing vessels) | sailboats | flags
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
Publications:
Malcolm Cormack, Concise Catalogue of Paintings in the Yale Center for British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1985, pp. 200-201, N590.2 .A83 (YCBA)Painting in England 1700-1850 from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, The Royal Academy of Arts Winter Exhibition 1964-65., , Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK, 1964, p. 13 (v.1), no. 42, N5220.M45 R69 1964 (YCBA)Yale University Art Gallery, Painting in England, 1700-1850, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon : [exhibition at] Yale University Art Gallery, April 15-June 20, 1965, , vol. 1, W. Clowes and sons, New Haven, 1965, p. 43 (v.1), no. 160, ND466 Y35 (YCBA)