Firing a Salute

Dominic Serres1770

Details

Title: Firing a Salute
Creator: Dominic Serres RA, 1722–1793, French, active in Britain (from the 1750s)
Creator Lifespan: 1722/1793
Creator Nationality: French, active in Britain (from the 1750s)
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: 1770
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 10 × 14 3/4 inches (25.4 × 37.5 cm)
Subject Keywords: sea, shipping, men, cannons (artillery), ships, clouds
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Gray ink with gray wash touched with brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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