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Title: "H.M.S. PHOENIX, ROSE, ASIA and EXPERIMENT Being Attacked by American fire ships in the Hudson River, 16 Aug:, 1776", oil painting Accession Number: 1949.804 Category: PAINTINGS - OIL Type: oil painting Maker: Serres, Dominic Place: USA, Hudson River Date: 1777 Materials: oil paint; canvas Description: Oil painting on canvas entitled, "H.M.S. PHOENIX, ROSE, ASIA and EXPERIMENT Being Attacked by American fire ships in the Hudson River, 16 Aug:, 1776". Painted by Dominic Serres (English, 1722-1793). Accompanying label reads "This painting was based on a sketch by Sir James Wallace (1731-1803) and was aquatinted by Des Barres in 1778." Signed D. Serres, 1777. Painting corresponds with the American Revolution.

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