PORTRAIT OF MRS A. SCOTT-ELLIOT AND CHILDREN.

See also Portrait of Mrs A. Scott-Elliot.

Photos: Jonathan Russell.

  • Title(s): Portrait of Mrs A. Scott-Elliot and children (this web site); Mrs A. Scott-Elliot and children (plaque on painting); Mrs. Scott-Elliot and Children (1923 exhibition).
  • Description: A woman wearing an orange-yellow skirt, crouched on the ground with two young children in an outdoor scene, the leafy branches of an apple tree behind them, a small dog left canvas, in a circular frame.
  • Media: oil on canvas (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Dimensions: “framed: 13 cm (depth); 168.8 cm (height); 169.2 cm (width). / unframed: 148.6 cm (diameter)” (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Signature/date/other text: “artist’s inscription : : br : artist’s name, date : Annie L Swynnerton / 1912” (Manchester Art Gallery); “Annie L Swynnerton / 1912” (visible on canvas, lower right).
  • History:
    • 1912 – Signed and dated.1912 – Signed and dated.
    • 1023 – Exhibited Manchester Art Gallery – Painting by Mrs Swynnerton A.R.A., “47. Mrs. Scott-Elliot and Children. / Painted in Norfolk, / Lent by Mrs. Scott-Elliot”.
    • 1923 – “Purchased [by Manchester Art Gallery] from Mrs. Marjorie A. Scott-Elliot” (notice by picture in 2018-2019 exhibition); “purchased from Mrs Marjorie A. Scott-Elliot, 1923” (artuk.org).
    • 1926 – Manchester Art Gallery – Work by Manchester Artists (Manchester Art Gallery).
    • 2016-2018 – Manchester Art Gallery – The Edwardians (Manchester Art Gallery).
    • 2018-2019 – Manchester Art Gallery – Painting Light and Hope.
  • Location: Manchester Art Gallery.

Page updated 20 Sep 2025: updated history.