Caroline Swagers

Caroline Swagers (born 28 August 1808) was a French painter of miniatures.[1]

Swagers was born in Paris, the daughter of painters Franz and Élisabeth Swagers; her mother was also her teacher. Her brother, Charles (born 1792) was also a painter.[2][3]

Caroline Swagers exhibited her work at the Paris Salon between 1831 and 1848.[1][4] She died in Paris on 5 November 1877 at the age of 69.[2]

Collections
  • Portrait de femme, Musée Garinet, Châlons-en-Champagne.[2]
  • La Curieuse, 1834, Musée Antoine Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin.[2]
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References
  1. "Swagers, Caroline : Benezit Dictionary of Artists - oi". oxfordindex.oup.com. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00178284. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. "Caroline Swagers", Wikipédia (in French), 2019-11-14, retrieved 2019-11-19
  3. Bellier de La Chavignerie, Émile (1821-1871) Auteur du texte (1882–1885). Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'École française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours : architectes, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs et lithographes. T2 et T3 (suppl.). p. 536.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. Leo R. Schidlof (1964). The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt.


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