Sir Frank (Athelstane) Swettenham
(1850-1946), Colonial administratorSitter in 7 portraits
Colonial administrator; largely responsible for the development of roads, railways and social services in the Malay States, 1877-82. Swettenham initiated the federated states and became their Resident General, 1895; High Commissioner, Malay States, 1901-4, and author of several works on Malaya.
Sir Frank (Athelstane) Swettenham
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1904
On display at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
NPG 4837
Sir Frank (Athelstane) Swettenham
by Navana Vandyk, after John Singer Sargent
half-plate film negative, 11 May 1949 (1904)
NPG x97938
Sir Frank (Athelstane) Swettenham
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1917
NPG x185565
Sir Frank (Athelstane) Swettenham
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 March 1925
NPG x19073
Sir Frank (Athelstane) Swettenham
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1930s
NPG x21166
Sir Frank (Athelstane) Swettenham
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 11 March 1947
NPG x92091
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