Annie Louisa Robinson Swynnerton (1844 – 1933) was an English painter of allegorical, figure and portrait paintings. She studied at
Manchester School of Art,
Académie Julian, and in Rome. Swynnerton was influenced by
George Frederic Watts and
Edward Burne-Jones.
John Singer Sargent appreciated her work and helped her to become the first elected woman member at the
Royal Academy of Arts in 1922. Swynnerton painted portraits of
Henry James and
Millicent Fawcett.
Her works are in collections in the England, Scotland, and abroad. She
was married to sculptor Joseph Swynnerton. They lived together in Rome.
Swynnerton was a feminist and suffragette. Her middle name is sometimes
spelled Louise and her surname is also spelled Swinnerton.
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