Monamy Swaine
Appearance
Monamy Swaine (c.1750–c.1800) was a British painter. His works are held in collections including the National Maritime Museum.[1] His father was the artist Francis Swaine (c.1715-1782) and his mother, Mary, was the daughter of the artist Peter Monamy (1681-1749).[2]
Swaine specialised in still-life, genre paintings, and marine paintings. He exhibited at the Free Society of Artists from 1769 to 1774.[3]
Gallery
[edit]Some of Swaine's paintings:
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The Wreck of HMS 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682
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A Whaling Scene
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Moonlight Scene - Ships Saluting
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An English Flagship Saluting
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The Thames at Battersea, London
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The 'Victory' Leaving the Channel in 1793
References
[edit]- ^ "'Victory' leaving the Channel in 1793". www.rmg.co.uk. Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Peter Monamy (Jersey 1681-1749 Westminster) and Francis Swaine (London c.1715-1782)". www.christies.com. Christies. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Swain, Francis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26812. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monamy Swaine.
- 6 artworks by or after Monamy Swaine at the Art UK site
- Harrison-Wallace, Charles. "Monamy Swaine". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021.