The New International Encyclopædia/Swan, John Macallan

SWAN, (1847&mdash;). An English painter and sculptor, born at Old Brentford. He studied in London and in Paris. In 1889 his &ldquo;Prodigal Son&rdquo; (bought by the Chantrey Fund) established his reputation. His sculptured works—in nearly every material—are usually studies of cats, and his modeling is broad, flexible, and naturalistic, &ldquo;The Jaguar,&rdquo; &ldquo;Puma and Macaw,&rdquo; &ldquo;Wounded Leopard,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Leopard Running,&rdquo; challenge comparison with Barye. His subjects in oil include animals, figures, and

and are distinguished by massive, simple treatment, and a strongly imaginative element. His color is delicate and discriminating, but nearly always low in tone. Notable paintings are: &ldquo;Ocelot and Fish;&rdquo; &ldquo;Tigers;&rdquo; &ldquo;Tigers Drinking;&rdquo; &ldquo;Ceylon Leopards;&rdquo; &ldquo;Lioness Defending Her Cubs;&rdquo; and &ldquo;Polar Bear Swimming.&rdquo; He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1894.