Portrait of Mary Frances (Fanny) Swinburne
1786
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1786
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of Mary Frances (Fanny) Swinburne is a 1786 unspecified by Richard Cosway, a Rococo painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A young woman looks straight at you, her pale face framed by dark curls. Pearls twirl through her hair, and a single earring glints in her right ear. Her lips are pink, her cheeks rosy, her blue eyes bright. Cosway painted tiny portraits—this one fits in your hand. He was London’s go-to artist for high-society miniatures, and Fanny Swinburne was the daughter of a well-known travel writer. The pearls in her hair weren’t just pretty; they showed her family’s wealth and taste. Look up other portraits from england, 18th century to see how artists dressed up their sitters.
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