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Francis Swaine (London c. 1720-1782)
Lot 247 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 247 & 250)

Francis Swaine (London c. 1720-1782)

Ships of the Red Squadron at anchor, one firing a salute as she prepares to leave the anchorage; and An English third-rate of the Red Squadron at anchor off the Low Countries, surrounded by coastal craft and with an Admiralty yacht firing a salute off her stern

Closed7 December 2018

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Francis Swaine (London c. 1720-1782)
Ships of the Red Squadron at anchor, one firing a salute as she prepares to leave the anchorage; and An English third-rate of the Red Squadron at anchor off the Low Countries, surrounded by coastal craft and with an Admiralty yacht firing a salute off her stern
both signed 'F. Swaine' (lower left, one on a spar)
oil on canvas
14 x 17 ½ in. (35.6 x 44.5 cm.)
(2)a pair

with The Palser Gallery, London.
William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth (1881- 1958), and by descent to his daughter,
Lady Elizabeth Basset (1908-2000), and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 10 July 2001, lot 36.
with Richard Green, London, where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

A close contemporary of Charles Brooking, whose work he sometimes copied, Francis Swaine was also influenced by the work of his father-in-law, Peter Monamy, which is clearly in evidence in these two highly detailed calms. Swaine exhibited regularly at both the Free Society and the Society of Artists from 1761 until his death, and seven works were exhibited posthumously at the Free Society in 1783.