Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Owen MacSwinny (or Swinny) (1676-1754), Playwright and art dealer
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
A portrait engraved by J. Faber junior in 1752 was one of the first painted by Vanloo [1] after his arrival in London in December 1737. [2] An oval version was sketched by Scharf, October 1859, when it was offered to the Gallery by J. Mara of the Caledonian Road. [3] McSwiny, according to Vertue, also sat to Laroon but no portrait has been located. [4]
1) F. Haskell, Patrons and Painters, 1963, pl.52a.
2) G. Vertue, Vertue Note Books (edited by The Earl of Ilchester), Walpole Society, 1930-55, III, p 82; R. Raines, Marcellus Laroon, 1966.
3) Sir George Scharf's Trustees' Sketchbooks, III, p 39.
4) G. Vertue, Vertue Note Books (edited by The Earl of Ilchester), Walpole Society, 1930-55, III, p 100.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Kerslake, Early Georgian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
1) F. Haskell, Patrons and Painters, 1963, pl.52a.
2) G. Vertue, Vertue Note Books (edited by The Earl of Ilchester), Walpole Society, 1930-55, III, p 82; R. Raines, Marcellus Laroon, 1966.
3) Sir George Scharf's Trustees' Sketchbooks, III, p 39.
4) G. Vertue, Vertue Note Books (edited by The Earl of Ilchester), Walpole Society, 1930-55, III, p 100.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Kerslake, Early Georgian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.