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An English frigate amidst much activity in the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius erupting beyond
Auction: 11/08/2006
Lot: 416
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John Thomas Serres AUCTION RECORDS
1759 France - 1823/25. Known for: Marine painting.
SERRES, JOHN THOMAS (1759-1825), marine-painter, elder son of Dominic Serres, was born in December 1759, and followed his father's profession. He was for some time drawing-master to a marine school... Read full biography
SERRES, JOHN THOMAS (1759-1825), marine-painter, elder son of Dominic Serres, was born in December 1759, and followed his father's profession. He was for some time drawing-master to a marine school at Chelsea. In 1780 he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, sending two watercolor views and a... Read full biography
SERRES, JOHN THOMAS (1759-1825), marine-painter, elder son of Dominic Serres, was born in December 1759, and followed his father's profession. He was for some time drawing-master to a marine school at Chelsea. In 1780 he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, sending two watercolor views and a painting of Sir George Rodney engaging the Spanish squadron. In 1790 he went to Italy, visiting Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Genoa, Pisa, Florence, and Rome, where he passed five months, and then proceeded... Read full biography
SERRES, JOHN THOMAS (1759-1825), marine-painter, elder son of Dominic Serres, was born in December 1759, and followed his father's profession. He was for some time drawing-master to a marine school at Chelsea. In 1780 he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, sending two watercolor views and a painting of Sir George Rodney engaging the Spanish squadron. In 1790 he went to Italy, visiting Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Genoa, Pisa, Florence, and Rome, where he passed five months, and then proceeded to Naples. After an absence of a little more than a year, he was recalled to England by a letter from Miss Olive Wilmot, the daughter of a house painter at Warwick, to whom he had engaged himself before he left England, and whom he married, against... Read full biography
SERRES, JOHN THOMAS (1759-1825), marine-painter, elder son of Dominic Serres, was born in December 1759, and followed his father's profession. He was for some time drawing-master to a marine school at Chelsea. In 1780 he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, sending two watercolor views and a painting of Sir George Rodney engaging the Spanish squadron. In 1790 he went to Italy, visiting Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Genoa, Pisa, Florence, and Rome, where he passed five months, and then proceeded to Naples. After an absence of a little more than a year, he was recalled to England by a letter from Miss Olive Wilmot, the daughter of a house painter at Warwick, to whom he had engaged himself before he left England, and whom he married, against the wishes of his friends, 17 Sept. 1791. In 1793 he succeeded his father as marine-painter to the king, and was also appointed marine draug... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA flagship of the White entering the Hamoaze and approaching Plymouth Dock with Drake’s Island off her port quarter
John Thomas Serres Auction: 12/03/2015Lot: 149Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe blowing up of the Spanish Frigate Mercedes at the Battle of Cape Santa Maria, 1804
John Thomas Serres Auction: 09/18/2013 - 9/19/2013Lot: 264Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Blowing up of the French Commanders ship L'Orient at the battle of the nile
John Thomas Serres Auction: 07/14/2010Lot: 70Subscribe or get free alerts
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