Francis Swaine
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Francis Swaine (c.1720-1782) was a British marine painter. As a young man he worked as an office messenger with the British Navy, but then left that employment to become an artist. He married the daughter of the painter Peter Monamy (1681-1749), who probably was also his teacher. Later, his son Monamy Swaine also became a marine painter. Francis Swaine was influenced by the style of earlier Dutch painters, especially Willem van de Velde the Younger. He was a popular artist of his time and regularly displayed works at the Society of Artists and the Free Society of Artists. Today, several of his works are held in the National Maritime Museum in London.
