Dominic_Serres_the_Elder_-_The_Captured_Spanish_Fleet_at_Havana,_August-September_1762.jpg
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Summary
Dominic Serres
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The Captured Spanish Fleet at Havana, August-September 1762
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q3035468
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Title |
The Captured Spanish Fleet at Havana, August-September 1762
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Object type |
painting
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Genre |
marine art
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Description |
English:
A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756–63. It was part of England's offensive against Spain when she entered the war in support of France late in 1761. The British government's response was immediately to plan large offensive amphibious operations against Spanish overseas possessions, particularly Havana, the capital of the western dominions, and Manila, the capital in the east. Havana needed large forces for its capture and early in 1762 ships and troops were dispatched under Admiral Sir George Pocock and General the Earl of Albemarle. The force that descended on Cuba consisted of 22 ships of the line, four 50-gun ships, three 40-gunners, a dozen frigates and a dozen sloops and bomb vessels. In addition there were troopships, storeships, and hospital ships. Pocock took this great fleet of about 180 vessels from Jamaica and sailed through the dangerous Old Straits of Bahama, to take Havana by surprise.
The scene refers to the conclusion of the naval operation. The painting is a complex panorama depicted from the southern end of the harbour, showing the captured Spanish warships at anchor, ships on the stocks being burnt at left and the sunlit fortress of El Morro seen down an open sightline at the centre right. The tropical cloud formation in the background is an important element of the composition and execution. |
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Date |
1768
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Medium |
oil
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Dimensions |
height: 108 cm (42.5 in)
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dimensions QS:P2048,+108.0U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+180.4U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
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Accession number |
BHC0416
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Royal Museums Greenwich
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Credit line | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Maritime Museum, 1983. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | National Maritime Museum BHC0416 |
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