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ANNIE LOUISA SWYNNERTON

• List of works.
  • Arranged by date.
  • Arranged by location (public collections only).
  • Works of special note.
    • Joan of Arc (Faith).
      • 1922 Times article showing different details.
      • 1981 catalogue.
      • Armour identified.
    • The Lady in White.
      • Acquired by National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
      • Original name = ‘Roses’?
    • Portrait of a boy surrounded by gold (attributed).
      • Personal observations.
      • ArtPaintingArtist (blog) comments.
    • Portrait of Lady Mercy Greville.
      • Recollection of Lady by her godson / further recollections.
• Biographical.
  • This web site.
    • 1844-1869 – Earliest records / Annie’s father bankrupt.
    • 1870s – Art school / Society of Women Painters.
    • 1880s – Society exhibitions / In Italy / Marriage / Rome.
    • 1890s – Annie regularly exhibiting / Chicago.
      • World’s Columbian Exposition = Woman’s Building Exhibition Catalogue (1894).
    • 1900s – Annie and Joseph in Rome.
    • 1910s – Death of Joseph.
    • 1920s – Elected to Royal Academy / Isabel and The Attic Club.
    • 1930s – Hayling Island / Obituataries / Posthumous studio sale / Legacies.
  • Elsewhere.
    • Dictionary of National Biography entry (2004).
    • My Daily Art Display (blog) biography.
• Posthumous Studio sale catalogue (1934) / Archive.org copy / PDF.
• Annie’s London Studio (‘Victorian Artists at Home’ student project at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA).
• Annie’s signature.

SUSAN ISABEL DACRE

• Biography (Altrincham History Society Journal).
• Attic Club, The, president of.

OTHER ARTISTS

• Annie/Isabel circle.
  • Anna Lea Merritt, 1844-1930 (Wikipedia).
  • Francis DODD, 1874-1949 (Wikipedia).
    • 1895 – Sharing studio with Isabel.
    • 1909 – etching of Isabel.
    • 1913 – Co-exhibition with Isabel.
  • Louisa JOPLING, 1843-1933 (ArtUK, Wikipedia, Louisa Jopling Research Project, ArtNet).
  • Mary Florence Monkhouse, 1856-1946 / ArtUK page.
  • Frederick SWYNNERTON, 1858-1918.
    • ArtUK.
    • London Review of Books – Inigo Thomas article.
    • The Oldie – Bella Thomas article.
    • Portraits for sale (and examples of other works).
    • Ottoman scene for sale, unsold.
    • Mannin (Isle of Man journal) article by Frederick on Isle of Man archaeology.
  • Joseph William SWYNNERTON, 1848-1910.
    • ArtUK.
    • Mapping Sculpture entry (Uni. Glasgow).
    • Mannin (Isle of Man journal) article.
    • Manx National Heritage ‘iMuseum’ entry.
    • Statue blessed by Pope Leo XIII.
• Other artist mentioed.
  • Mable Alvarez, 1891-1985.
  • Marie BASHKIRTSEFF, 1858-1884 (Wikipedia)
  • Emil Otto HOPPÉ, 1878-1972.
  • Marie LAURENCIN, 1883-1956 (Wikipedia)
    • General comments.
    • 1924 Exhibiting with Annie in Pittsburgh, USA.
  • Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, 1854-1930.

EXHIBITIONS

• 1873-1904 – Exhibited works of Annie, Isabel and Joseph
• 1879-1882 – Paris Salon – Susan Isabel Dacre exhibiting
• 1880-1883 – Women exhibitors at the Royal Academy
• 1898 – ‘The International’ – Annie alongside Cezanne, Lautrec and Degas
• 1923-2022 – Dedicated exhibitions (Annie)
  • 1923 – Manchester exhibition catalogue
  • 1956 – Alpine Club, London
  • 2018-2019 – Painting Light and Hope (Manchester) / book / video (archived version)

SELECTED AUCTION HOUSES AND DEALERS

• Bonhams.
• Christie’s.
• Mallams.
• Sotheby’s.
• Richard Taylor Fine Art.
  • Susan Isabel DACRE.
  • Annie Louisa SWYNNERTON.

GALLERIES

• Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum (Aberdeen, Scotland).
• Art Gallery New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).
• Herbert Art Gallery and Museum (Coventry, England).
• Tate (London, England).
• Manchester Art Gallery (Manchester, England).
• Museé du Luxembourg (Paris, France).
• Museé d’Orsay (Paris, France).
• National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia).
• Royal Holloway, University of London (ArtUK, video).

MISCELLANEOUS / LINKS

• ArtUK.org.
  • Susan Isabel DACRE.
  • Annie Louisa SWYNNERTON.
• Attributions/misattributions – general notes (1), (2).
  • Coastal Scene.
  • The Glow-worm (comment, another comment).
• British Newspaper Archive, The.
• Database of Modern Exhibitions (European Drawings and Paintings 1905-1915).
• London Review of Books (Inigo Thomas articles).
• National Liberary of Ireland – ‘Swynnerton’ holdings.
• Royal Academy of Art.
  • Susan Isabel DACRE.
  • Annie Louisa SWYNNERTON.
  • Summer Exhibition catalogues (1769-2020).
  • Women exhibitors at the Royal Academy, 1880-1883.
• Society of Women Artists (London).
• Society of Women Painters (Manchester).
• The Kissed Mouth (blog) – pages on Annie.
• Woman and Her Sphere (Elizabeth Crawford).

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Jonathan Russell (www.jonrus.com), 19 April 2023.