Dominic SERRES (1722-1793, French)

A View of Cock Green, Surrey

signed "D. Serres" and dated "1760" (lower left)

oil on canvas

26 x 33 inches;
35.5 x 41.5 inches, including frame

in a 18th Century carved and gilded frame

Illustration and details in Colonel M.H. Grant – “The Old English Landscape Painters”

Provenance:
Colonel Grant's collection
1964 Luther Gallery collection

Literature:
C. R. Grundy, English Art, 1928
M. H. Grant, The Old English Landscape Painters, Vol. II, p 152, Pl. 69. Connoisseur Magazine, September 1964

Exhibition:
Early English Landscapes, Arts Council 1952/3
Kenwood House, 1967

Dominic Serres came to England in 1752 and became a marine painter to George III and later a founder-member of the Royal Academy. This is one of his rare exercises in Landscapes paintings.