For sale by auction at Gorringe’s, Lewes, 8 Jan 2024, “Annie Louisa Swynnerton (1844-1933) – oil on canvas, three-quarter length portrait of a young child.”

Images: Gorringe’s.

• Media: oil on canvas.
• Size: 49 x 39 cm.
• History:
  • 2924 – Auctioned Gorringe’s, Lewes, 8 Jan, lot 1790, sold: £130.
• Location: ?

This is dated the year before Annie’s death, with an ‘AS’ monogram. This is unique, in that throughout her life Annie always included her middle name, Louisa, either in full or as an ‘L’ in her signatures. Also, the numbers in the date are rather plain in appearance, whereas Annie’s handwritten and painted calligraphy tended to be more ornate. Her name is written in two places on the back of the frame, but neither is typical of Annie’s hand.

On the rear of the frame is what appears to be a French label [with other text – the auction house web images are not quite clear enough to read this.

The last painting of Annie’s dated with certainty is her Equestrian portrait of Lady Mercy Greville, 1920, although a few others are probably several years later (see ‘works listed by date‘).

This will not be included in the online lists of works, as the anomalies make identifying Annie as the author very uncertain – more solid evidence needed.

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