Swan Collection (page 6)

Overgrown pond (Gatchina park), 1878. Artist: Klever, Juli Julievich (Julius), von (1850-1924)
Overgrown pond (Gatchina park), 1878. From a private collection

Bird s-eye view of the Palace of Westminster, London, c1560, (c1902-1905). The parliament buildings, Westminster Abbey and the River Thames, taken from Aggass Map of Westminster

Joseph Wilson Swan, British physicist and chemist, demonstrating electromagnetism, 1889. Swan (1828-1914) was the inventor of bromide paper for photography and of an incandescent light bulb

The College Barges at Oxford, 1902. From Rivers of Great Britain: Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial. [Cassell and Company, Ltd. London, 1902]

The Allegory of Music, c1496-1498, (1939). Artist: Robinet Testard
The Allegory of Music, c1496-1498, (1939). The illustration is part of the manuscript, Les Echecs Amoureux, c1496-1498, housed by the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris. From Verve - Nos

And Every One Said, The New One is the Best, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
And Every One Said, The New One is the Best, c1930. An illustration from The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Kassel - Wilhelmshohe. Castle, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Kassel - Wilhelmshohe, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

In Donauworth, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
In Donauworth, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Waterland, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Tonningen, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Bowood Park, Wiltshire, 1825. Artist: JC Varrall
Bowood Park, Wiltshire, 1825. After John Preston Neale. [J. P. Neale, London, 1825]

Swan and Cygnets, 1911, (1928). Artist: William Giles
Swan and Cygnets, 1911, (1928). From Masters of the Colour Print, by W. Giles. [The Studio Limited & William Edwin Rudge, London & New York, 1928]

Queens Mere, Wimbledon, c1910. Queens Mere pond, Wimbledon

The Duck Keepers Cottage, St. James Park, London, 1907. [G. D. & D, London, c1907]

The Goatherd, 1895. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
The Goatherd, 1895. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III. - I to S, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

Old Embankment at Bruges, c1890 Artist: Victor Olivier Gilsoul
Old Embankment at Bruges, c1890. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Jaguar and Macaw, late 19th century. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
Jaguar and Macaw, late 19th century

Swan Court, Chelsea, 1932. Swan Court, Chelsea Manor Street, London SW3. From The Studio Volume 103. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

A Jaguar, c1900. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
A Jaguar, c1900. From The Studio Volume 22. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1901]

Annies Swan, 1937
Annies Swan CBE (1859-1943), Scottish journalist, novelist, story writer and public speaker, 1937. Cigarette card 35 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Study of a Polar Bears Head, c1901. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
Study of a Polar Bears Head, c1901. From The Studio Volume 22. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1901]

Leda, 18th century, (1917). Artist: Jacques Charlier
Leda, 18th century. From The Connoisseur Vol XLVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1917.]

The Ediswan Pointolite, c1916. The Edison and Swan Electric Light Company Limited was an English manufacturer of incandescent lamp bulbs and other electrical goods

The First Incandescent Electric Lamp, c1916. Early carbon and rod filament incandescent electric lamp 1878-9. Made by the English chemist, Joseph Swan (1827-1914)

Ploughing, a lord hunting with a bird, a slave, and two servants, 5th-7th century (1882-1884). After a miniature in the Bibliotheque Nationale

Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, 1895. Possibly the pre-eminent French sculptor, Rodin (1840-1917) is best known for his The Thinker (1902)

Island on the lake and Part of Cornwall and Clarence Terraces, Regents Park, London, 1828. Artist: William Tombleson
Island on the lake and Part of Cornwall and Clarence Terraces, Regents Park, London, 1828

Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, home of the Duke of Bedford, c1880. The seat of the Russell family, Earls and later Dukes of Bedford, since 1547

Advert for Swan pens, 1906

Advert for Swan pens, 1931. A print from Punch or The London Charivari, 21st October 1931

Advert for Swan pens, 1928. A print from The Graphic, Christmas number, 1928

Advert for Swan fountain pens, c1906. Manufactured by Mabie, Todd and Co, London

Busbridge, near Godalming, Surrey, c1830. A Palladian house enlarged in c1775

Head of a Tiger, c1910. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
Head of a Tiger, c1910. Study held in the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 50. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

Pastel Study of a Lion, c1900. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
Pastel Study of a Lion, c1900. From The Studio Volume 49. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

Winter view of the open-air museum at Skansen, c1900. From The Studio Volume 21 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1900-1.]

Venice in 1338, (1892). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by J R Green, illustrated edition, Volume I, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1892

Adam Naming the Creatures, 1847. Artist: Nathaniel Currier
Adam Naming the Creatures, 1847

Two Edwardian gentlemen sitting in a motor car, 1902-1903. Artist: John Swan & Son
Two Edwardian gentlemen sitting in a motor car, 1902-1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 8

False Perspective, 1753. Artist: Luke Sullivan
False Perspective, 1753. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Palace of Horticulture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Palace of Horticulture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)

The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, c1851, (1888. )
The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, c1851, (1888.). The Crystal Palace, designed by Joseph Paxton as part of Prince Alberts Great Exhibition

The front garden of Buckingham Palace, London, 1900. The official London residence of the British monarch. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Interview of Richard II and the Duke of Gloucester, 14th century (15th Century). Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
Interview of Richard II and the Duke of Gloucester, 14th century (15th Century). The youngest son of Edward III of England, Thomas Woodstock

Beddington Park, Sutton, Surrey, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Beddington Park, Sutton, Surrey, 1829. Beddington Park was originally part of the deer park attached to the stately home of the Carew family

Richmond Hill, Richmond, 19th century. Artist: Edward Radclyffe
Richmond Hill, Richmond, 19th century. View of the Thames at Richmond

Perth, Australia, 19th century. Artist: John Cousen
Perth, Australia, 19th century. View of the city on the Swan River

The Threatened Swan, before 1652. Artist: Asselijn, Jan (ca 1610-1652)
The Threatened Swan, before 1652. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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