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Frederick Swynnerton

Also known as: Frederick Swynnerton; primary name: Swynnerton, Frederick
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1858-1918
Biography: Painter of some distinction, elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and lectured on the prehistoric remains on the Isle of Man. Bought wall-paintings of the Domus Aurea while on a stay in Rome, later sold to the British Museum. One of five brothers, including the Reverend Charles Swynnerton, chaplain with the Indian army, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a writer of Indian folk tales, and the sculptor Joseph William Swynnerton, who was married to the painter Annie Louise Robinson, the first woman to be elected to the Royal Academy.

43 related objects

bowl

Museum number: 1908,0417.42 |
Cultures/periods: x14451 Roman Imperial |
Production date: 70-230 |
Production place: Made in:Gaul

figure

Museum number: 1908,0417.43

moulding

Museum number: 1908,0417.40

moulding

Museum number: 1908,0417.39

moulding

Museum number: 1908,0417.41

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.38 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Pompeii

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.18 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.17 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.15 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.4 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.30 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.14 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.12 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.11 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.1 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.21 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.6 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.13 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.31 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Pompeii

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.36 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Pompeii

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.26 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Catacomb of St Lorenzo

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.9 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.20 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.7 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.23 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.28 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.29 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.19 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.25 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.33 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.34 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.35 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.24 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.22 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.16 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.5 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.8 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.2 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.10 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.32 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.3 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 54-68 |
Production place: Painted in:Rome (city) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Domus Aurea

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.37 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Baths of Diocletian

wall-painting

Museum number: 1908,0417.27 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Rome (city)