PX9682

74-gun ship in the Solent Long Caption: Although the name of the ship depicted in this late drawing by Serres is not now known it is almost certainly a 'ship portrait', that is, an accurate depiction of a particular ship - a form of marine painting that continued well into the 20th century. The ship is of rather antiquated build and may have been built twenty or so years before the drawing. She is shown in three different positions, a feature of late 18th century marine painting which enabled the artist to show more of the ship than the conventional broadside view. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAG9682 Artist: Dominic Serres, the Elder Date: circa 1788 Medium: pen; ink Size: 294 mm x 434 mm; Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.