George (snr ) Barret ( 1728 - 1784 ) was a British painter. George (snr ) Barret s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 35493.83 USD for A RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH FISHERMEN IN THE FOREGROUND in 2003 to 273987.26 USD for An extensive wooded river landscape with fishermen hauling in their nets in the foreground in 2005 , ba