BONHOMME RICHARD ENGAGING THE SERAPIS

Details

DOMINIC SERRES, R.A. (1722-1793)
BONHOMME RICHARD ENGAGING THE SERAPIS
oil on canvas
25 x 44 5⁄8 in.
Painted circa 1780.

Provenance

The Old Print Shop, New York, New York, 1949
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Hirschl & Adler Gallery, New York, New York
Horace W. Gordon, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Acquired from the above by The Dietrich American Foundation, 1969

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Lot Essay

This work depicts the American Revolution naval battle of Captain John Paul Jones after he led a squadron of ships around England in his French provisioned flagship, Bonhomme Richard. After capturing the Serapis, the Bonhomme Richard was so badly damaged it sunk the next day. The artist, Dominc Serres the elder (1722-1793) hailed from Gascony, France, was appointed marine painter to King George III, and founding member, later librarian, of the Royal Academy.

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