Forcing a Passage of the Hudson by Dominic Serres

Product Overview:

• Proudly handmade in the USA
• Wood frame with mat, glass front, paper duster backing with wire hanger
• Museum quality Giclee digital print using archival paper and inks
• Standard size frame measures approx. 24" wide x 14.5" tall
• Poster size frame measures approx. 36" wide x 21.5" tall

Frame Details:

We currently offer two lines of frames:

• Solid Wood Frames: Country Black Frame (main photo) or Grey Barnwood.
• Eco-Friendly BonanzaWood® Frames: Pitch Black, White American Barn, or Montauk Boardwalk. These eco-friendly frames provide the finish, look, and longevity of solid wood, yet are constructed of millions of tons of residual wood which is collected, cleaned and milled to uniform-size particles and formed to shape under intense heat and pressure.

Product Details:

Forcing a Passage of the Hudson is a famous painting of a scene from the American Revolutionary War, by Dominic Serres. It shows HMS ‘Phoenix’, ‘Roebuck’ and ‘Tartar’, accompanied by two smaller vessels, forcing their way through a cheval-de-frise on the Hudson River with the Forts Washington and Lee and several batteries on both sides. Hyde Parker was captain of the ‘Phoenix’ and commander of the mission to regain control over the waterway and cut Washington’s lines of communication across it. The painting combines elements of landscape and marine painting unified by the effects of gun smoke and clouds. In the foreground the river takes the full breadth of the picture. Upstream between the wooded banks the ships are breaching the obstruction in the water by forcing its junction with the shore on the right.