Francis Swaine
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Francis Swaine was a British marine painter.
The Capture of the 'Foudroyant', 84 guns, by the 'Monmouth', 64 guns, 28 February 1758. Painting by F. Swaine. National Maritime Museum, London. "The Moonlight Battle"
Charles Brooking
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Charles Brooking was an English painter of marine scenes.
Francis Swaine
…been influenced by the style of van de Velde. There is no clear evidence of this alleged influence. The suggestion that Swaine may have been a pupil of Charles Brooking can be dismissed, as the difference in age between the two painters was a mere two years, and there is no visual evidence to support any such influence…
A Flagship Before the Wind under Easy Sail by Charles Brooking 1745
A Dutch Beach Scene with a Man-of-War in the Distance
East Indiamen in a Gale, 45 x 48 inches, signed by Charles Brooking, c. 1759. National Maritime Museum.