© National Maritime Museum
The British Fleet at Anchor off St Lucia, 1778
Artist: Dominic Serres (1722 - 1793)
Location: National Maritime Museum
Date: 1780
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 108 x 184 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £21,000 (Total: £140,000; tax remission)
Vendor: PHB Alderson
Review number: 4987 (2001)
Provenance:
Admiral the Hon Samuel Barrington; (1729-1800) Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham who presented it to Greenwich Hospital, 1824; returned circa 1853 to Barrington family; by descent to 11th Viscount Barrington; Right Reverend PHB Alderson.
Description:
View of the English Squadron commanded by Admiral Barrington and transports in the Cul de Sac (St. Lucia).... December 16th 1778. Commemorates Admiral Barrington's capture of this strategically significant West Indian island in the American War.
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