James Rannie Swinton (1816-1888), Portrait painter
Artist associated with 62 portraits
James Rannie Swinton studied art at Edinburgh's Trustee's Academy before moving to London in 1840 and enrolling at the Royal Academy schools. Later the same year he travelled to Italy, where he remained for the next three years. In Rome, he established himself as a popular portrait painter, specialising in the portrayal of fashionable society ladies. On returning to London Swinton soon became one of the most sought after portrait painters of the day. He painted many society ladies and eminent men including Louis Napoleon, later Napoleon III. He exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy from 1844 until 1874.
by James Rannie Swinton
chalk, 1848
On display in the Ladies Drawing Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
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Princess Marie of Baden, Duchess of Hamilton
by Henry Thomas Ryall, after James Rannie Swinton
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
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by Thomas Fairland, printed by M & N Hanhart, after James Rannie Swinton
hand-coloured lithograph, (1844)
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by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1844
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by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1845 (1844)
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by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1845 (1844)
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by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, (1854)
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Emma Sophia (née Edgecumbe), Countess Brownlow
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1846 (1846)
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Emma Sophia (née Edgecumbe), Countess Brownlow
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, (1846)
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by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1847
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John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1848 (1848)
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John Frederick Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1848 (1848)
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Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn (née Cowper), Viscountess Jocelyn
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1849 (1848)
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Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn (née Cowper), Viscountess Jocelyn
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
coloured lithograph, 1849 (1848)
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Lady Clementina Augusta Wellington Villiers
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1849 (1849)
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by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1849 (1848)
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by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1849 (1848)
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Louise Marie Therese, Duchess of Parma
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1849 (1849)
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Emma (Herbert), Viscountess de Vesci
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1849
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Catherine (née Herbert), Countess of Dunmore
by Richard James Lane, after James Rannie Swinton
lithograph, 1849 (1849)
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