Monamy Swaine

Monamy Swaine (c.1750–c.1800) was a British painter. His works are held in collections including the National Maritime Museum.[1] His father was the artist Francis Swaine (c.1715-1782) and his mother, Mary, was the daughter of the artist Peter Monamy (1681-1749).[2]

Swaine's The 'Victory' Leaving the Channel in 1793 held by the National Maritime Museum

Swaine specialised in still-life, genre paintings, and marine paintings. He exhibited at the Free Society of Artists from 1769 to 1774.[3]

Some of Swaine's paintings:

  • The Wreck of HMS 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682
    The Wreck of HMS 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682
  • A Whaling Scene
    A Whaling Scene
  • Moonlight Scene - Ships Saluting
    Moonlight Scene - Ships Saluting
  • An English Flagship Saluting
    An English Flagship Saluting
  • The Thames at Battersea, London
    The Thames at Battersea, London
  • The 'Victory' Leaving the Channel in 1793
    The 'Victory' Leaving the Channel in 1793

References
  1. "'Victory' leaving the Channel in 1793". www.rmg.co.uk. Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. "Peter Monamy (Jersey 1681-1749 Westminster) and Francis Swaine (London c.1715-1782)". www.christies.com. Christies. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. "Swain, Francis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26812. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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