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After John Singer Sargent 1856-1925, 20/21st century- "Sir Frank Swettenham"; oil on ca
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After John Singer Sargent 1856-1925, 20/21st century- "Sir Frank Swettenham"; oil on canvas, originally executed in 1904. Note: The original portrait of the colonial administrator Sir Frank Swettenham was commissioned in 1903 from the leading society portraitist of the time, the American artist John Singer Sargent, by the Malay Straits Association of London. This portrait of Swettenham by Sargent began as a copy of the original portrait by one of Sargent`s copyists but Sargent took over the painting and Swettenham gave fresh sittings. He is shown surrounded by accessories evoking his Far Eastern career.
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After John Singer Sargent 1856-1925, 20/21st century- "Sir Frank Swettenham"; oil on canvas, originally executed in 1904. Note: The original portrait of the colonial administrator Sir Frank Swettenham was commissioned in 1903 from the leading society portraitist of the time, the American artist John Singer Sargent, by the Malay Straits Association of London. This portrait of Swettenham by Sargent began as a copy of the original portrait by one of Sargent`s copyists but Sargent took over the painting and Swettenham gave fresh sittings. He is shown surrounded by accessories evoking his Far Eastern career.
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