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Some of the previous biographies of marine painters published by the Antique Collectors’ Club have, perforce, had less to say about the artists than about their works, because so little biographical information had survived. Fortunately this is not true of Dominic Serres (1719?‐1793). His long life coincided with several wars in which the Royal Navy usually enjoyed success; this gave him the opportunity for numerous commissions, and in turn ensured that he was well remembered by his wide circle of friends. Ironically, he was a Frenchman who had apparently served in the Spanish Navy and originally arrived in England as...
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