Annie Swynnerton
| Annie Louisa Robinson Swynnerton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Annie Louisa Robinson 26 February 1844 Hulme, Manchester, England |
| Died | 24 October 1933 (aged 89) Hayling Island, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Manchester School of Art, Académie Julian |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Swynnerton |
Annie Louisa Robinson Swynnerton ARA (1844–1933) was an English painter of allegorical, figure and portrait paintings. She studied at Manchester School of Art, Académie Julian, and in Rome. Swynnerton was influenced by George Frederic Watts and Edward Burne-Jones. John Singer Sargent appreciated her work and helped her to become the first elected woman member at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1922. Swynnerton painted portraits of Henry James and Millicent Fawcett. Her works are in collections in the England, Scotland, and abroad. She was married to sculptor Joseph Swynnerton. They lived together in Rome. Swynnerton was a feminist and suffragette. Her middle name is sometimes spelled Louise and her surname is also spelled Swinnerton.
Annie Louisa Robinson was born on 26 February 1844 in Hulme, Manchester. Her parents were Francis Robinson, a solicitor, and Ann Sanderson. Swynnerton had six sisters. She made and sold watercolor paintings to supplement the family's income during a difficult financial period. Emily, her sister, was also an artist.
Swynnerton trained at the Manchester School of Art, beginning in 1871. She won a gold prize and a scholarship for an oil and watercolour painting. From 1874 to 1876, she took art lessons in Rome along with her friend and fellow artist, Susan Isabel Dacre, who was also from the Greater Manchester area. The women then studied at the Académie Julian in Paris from 1877 to 1880. Swynnerton was influenced by the works of Jules Bastien-Lepage. She lived in Manchester in 1880 and by 1882 was living in London.
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