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Francis Swaine
1720-1783,English painter and draughtsman. He worked as a messenger for a department of His Majesty's Navy in 1735 and seems to have been practising as a marine painter by the late 1740s, but there is little trace of his place in London's art world until his regular contributions from 1761 to the exhibitions of both the Free and Incorporated Societies of Artists. He was awarded the Society for the Encouragement of Arts' second prize for sea-pieces in 1764 and again in 1765. 'About the year 1770', reported Edwards, 'he painted the face of a wind-dial, with sea and ships, which he executed with a great neatness'
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Painting ID:: 44768
A drawing of a British two-decker off Calshot Castle
mk175
Pen
Pencil and wash
10x18
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Painting ID:: 44769
An English two-deker and a Dutch barge at anchor off a coastal fort
mk175
Oil on canvas
20x24
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Painting ID:: 44770
A drawing of a small British Sixth-rate warship in two positions
mk175
Pencil and wash
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Painting ID:: 44771
A yacht and a small man-o-war in a calm river near a church
mk175
Oil on copper
6x8
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Painting ID:: 44772
Men-o-war sailing in choppy waters
mk175
Oil on canvas
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Francis Swaine
1720-1783,English painter and draughtsman. He worked as a messenger for a department of His Majesty's Navy in 1735 and seems to have been practising as a marine painter by the late 1740s, but there is little trace of his place in London's art world until his regular contributions from 1761 to the exhibitions of both the Free and Incorporated Societies of Artists. He was awarded the Society for the Encouragement of Arts' second prize for sea-pieces in 1764 and again in 1765. 'About the year 1770', reported Edwards, 'he painted the face of a wind-dial, with sea and ships, which he executed with a great neatness'
. Related Artists to Francis Swaine: | Theodore Robinson | Jan de Bray | Gian Lorenzo Bernini | John Jackson | Joannes Fijt |
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