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Dominic Serres - A Bridge over the Thames, with sailing barges in the foreground

A Bridge over the Thames, with sailing barges in the foreground (1758-1793)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
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Dominic Serres

Dominic Serres RA, also known as Dominic Serres the Elder, was a French-born painter strongly associated with the English school of painting, and with paintings with a naval or marine theme. Such were his connections with the English art world, that he became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and was later briefly (from 1792 until his death) its librarian.

Born in Auch, Gascony, he was initially expected to train as a priest but instead travelled to Spain and became a ship’s captain, sailing to Cuba. He was taken prisoner by the British navy towards the end of the 1740s and eventually settled in London in about 1758, where it is believed he trained as a painter in Northamptonshire and later in London under Charles Brooking. If Serres did not settle in London until 1758, however, he could not have studied for long under Charles Brooking, since Brooking was buried on 25 March 1759.

Reflecting his early career, many of his paintings have naval themes. Working for a publisher documenting the events in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), he painted a series of depictions including the capture of Havana in 1762. He also painted events in the American Revolutionary War, such as the disastrous Penobscot Expedition launched by the Americans in 1779. In 1780, he was appointed Marine Painter to King George III.

Serres died in 1793, and was buried at St. Marylebone Old Church. His eldest son John Thomas Serres (1759–1825) also became a prolific marine artist.

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Warships Preparing to Sail from their Anchorage

Warships Preparing to Sail from their Anchorage (1782)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Warships Passing in the Channel

Warships Passing in the Channel

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
A Royal Navy Frigate Drying Her Sails Off Calshot Castle, Southampton

A Royal Navy Frigate Drying Her Sails Off Calshot Castle, Southampton (1786)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Firing a Salute

Firing a Salute (1770)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Camel Caravan Crossing Plane Above Waterfall

Camel Caravan Crossing Plane Above Waterfall (1742-1793)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Saint Vincents, near West Malling, Kent

Saint Vincents, near West Malling, Kent

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Harbor Scene

Harbor Scene (Between 1758 and 1793)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Dutch Shipping

Dutch Shipping

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
A British naval squadron off the coast of Gibraltar

A British naval squadron off the coast of Gibraltar

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
The attack on the island of Gorée, off the coast of Senegal, on 29 December 1758 under the command of Commodore The Honourable Augustus Keppel

The attack on the island of Gorée, off the coast of Senegal, on 29 December 1758 under the command of Commodore The Honourable Augustus Keppel

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Sailboat at Sea

Sailboat at Sea

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Warships in a Stiff Breeze off the Dutch Coast

Warships in a Stiff Breeze off the Dutch Coast (1785)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
Shipping in Southampton Water, off Calshott Castle

Shipping in Southampton Water, off Calshott Castle

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
The fleet, under the command of Rear-Admiral Charles Watson and Commodore William James, approaching Geriah on 12 February 1756 for the final showdown with the pirate Tulagee Angria

The fleet, under the command of Rear-Admiral Charles Watson and Commodore William James, approaching Geriah on 12 February 1756 for the final showdown with the pirate Tulagee Angria

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
The Battle of the Dogger Bank, 5th August, 1781

The Battle of the Dogger Bank, 5th August, 1781 (1781)

Dominic Serres (English, 1722–1793)
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