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Dominic Serres, 1722–1793, French, active in Britain (from the 1750s), Barges Heading out to Sea, 1782
- Title:
Barges Heading out to Sea
- Date:
- 1782
- Medium:
- Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches (18.4 x 29.2 cm), Mount: 11 1/2 × 15 5/8 inches (29.2 × 39.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in black ink, upper center: "No. 73"; in graphite, center: "1073"; lower center: "-Serres- 17 1/4 13 1/8 7787"
Collector's mark: B
Signed in black ink, lower right: "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:
- B2008.30.23
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- barges (flat-bottomed watercraft) | maritime history | oceans | sailing ships | seamen | ships | water
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:60755
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