tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7114726650132042619..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Portrait of a Lady - Francis Swithin AndertonDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-63015403977165328252016-02-22T22:04:36.159+00:002016-02-22T22:04:36.159+00:00It's safe to assume I will keep you posted!!It's safe to assume I will keep you posted!! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-39058982020638139952016-02-22T14:13:02.980+00:002016-02-22T14:13:02.980+00:00Oh how exciting! I hope you do find her. Keep us a...Oh how exciting! I hope you do find her. Keep us all posted, won't you? Nosy types like to be informed... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-41334061437670384782016-02-20T18:28:25.102+00:002016-02-20T18:28:25.102+00:00I hope so! I'm really curious about who she mi...I hope so! I'm really curious about who she might be now. We have a habit of assuming any portraits of women by Francis Swithin are my great grandmother, but this was painted before they met, done on board which has a rough landscape on the other side, and doesn't look like it's been primed. It was in my great great uncles house and I'm rather assuming was painted whilst F. S was on holiday there. It's clearly someone they were both fond of, but not a sister. When I'm next at dads I'm going to have a good hunt through old photos and such to see if I can find any clues. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-62361127237472274102016-02-20T18:24:05.634+00:002016-02-20T18:24:05.634+00:00I think so too! I think so too! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73881008218147998672016-02-20T18:23:28.660+00:002016-02-20T18:23:28.660+00:00I am, I really am! I am, I really am! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-52496808475909490932016-02-19T12:30:45.635+00:002016-02-19T12:30:45.635+00:00It's gorgeous and I like your choice of frame ...It's gorgeous and I like your choice of frame too. I bet she is pleased to be giving so much happiness. And also to be the recipient of so much care and attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84468908037300458312016-02-17T17:25:00.361+00:002016-02-17T17:25:00.361+00:00Beautiful. Priceless. A real treasure. I think she...Beautiful. Priceless. A real treasure. I think she is happy to be restored and out of the cupboard.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-66932486877224454892016-02-16T22:49:28.445+00:002016-02-16T22:49:28.445+00:00I think you made the perfect choice of frame; an e...I think you made the perfect choice of frame; an elaborate gold one would have not suited her at all. How lucky you are!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-69195538331129480532016-02-16T21:46:03.235+00:002016-02-16T21:46:03.235+00:00I can't begin to express how happy I am with h...I can't begin to express how happy I am with her, not least because looking at her takes me back to childhood and very early art appreciation <br />Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-45677967915347594222016-02-16T21:43:38.775+00:002016-02-16T21:43:38.775+00:00I find the problem is wall space now - though a la...I find the problem is wall space now - though a larger budget would be fun too. Having your mothers paintings will be wonderful, nothing beats that personal connection. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-54361602472323460112016-02-16T21:41:12.168+00:002016-02-16T21:41:12.168+00:00I'm so pleased with how she's turned out :...I'm so pleased with how she's turned out :) Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-68607710684219717002016-02-16T21:40:43.730+00:002016-02-16T21:40:43.730+00:00I'm trying to work out who she might be now. I...I'm trying to work out who she might be now. I think she must have been a relative but no idea who. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-22439058900172941352016-02-16T21:39:24.223+00:002016-02-16T21:39:24.223+00:00She is the apple of my eye!She is the apple of my eye!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-44361283980975716142016-02-15T12:31:46.205+00:002016-02-15T12:31:46.205+00:00How lovely!How lovely!SarahCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-64624525895043737002016-02-14T22:08:30.044+00:002016-02-14T22:08:30.044+00:00Very lovely and how nice that it is by a relative....Very lovely and how nice that it is by a relative. I would love to have more money and wall space for art, but it will be lovely one day to have my Mum's excellent paintings on my walls.Simon Thttp://www.stuckinabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-64607000595906136282016-02-14T13:59:23.553+00:002016-02-14T13:59:23.553+00:00Lovely. A real treasure.Lovely. A real treasure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650062604319300960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-16095566404296061092016-02-14T08:06:38.753+00:002016-02-14T08:06:38.753+00:00That's brilliant Hayley. It's a beautiful ...That's brilliant Hayley. It's a beautiful painting but the story that goes with it makes it really special. Well done for rescuing it.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-28197802271152335242016-02-13T20:48:50.867+00:002016-02-13T20:48:50.867+00:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Lisa Guidarinihttp://bluestalkingjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com