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Ad Code: 3
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from Auction House Records.
VIEW OF THE CITADEL AND TOWN OF LE PALAIS BELLEISLE WITH THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE DISTANCE
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Dominic Serres is considered to be one of the most talented and influential marine painters to emerge from eighteenth century Europe. Born in France to a family of nobility, he was urged by his parents to join the priesthood. His own vision, however, led him to Spain where he became a seaman. Captured and impressed into service by the British, he rose to the rank of commander in the royal navy.
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