Swan Collection (page 5)

Advertisement for the Swan Fountain Pen
5311752 Advertisement for the Swan Fountain Pen; (add.info.: Advertisement for the Swan Fountain Pen. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Elsa and Lohengrin, Act III of 'Lohengrin', c.1910 ()
3434044 Elsa and Lohengrin, Act III of 'Lohengrin', c.1910 (; (add.info.: Opera. Coll. Part. Music. Opera. Elsa and Lohengrin)

Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5005539 Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF

Happy Easter: a little girl sitting on a sign
LET4395401 Happy Easter: a little girl sitting on a sign. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Happy Easter: a little girl sitting on a sign.); Photo © Archives Toutain.

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630728 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Furious Venus appoints Psyche to Cupid to punish her. Fresco by Giulio Pippi de' Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano
BEN5462168 Furious Venus appoints Psyche to Cupid to punish her. Fresco by Giulio Pippi de' Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano (Julius Romano) (1492/1499-1546)

Swan Maybe
Merel Takken

Leda (bronze)
8683468 Leda (bronze) by Graziosi, Giuseppe (1879-1942); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: "Leda", by Giuseppe Graziosi (1879 - 1942)

Portrait of Saint Jerome, monsters, the parable of Solomon. Page of the manuscript of the Bible of Borso d'Este
VEN5027422 Portrait of Saint Jerome, monsters, the parable of Solomon. Page of the manuscript of the Bible of Borso d'Este (1413-1471) (Bibbia, Breviario d'Ercole) (Vol)

Brown epidendrum orchid, Epidendrum anceps (Dingy-flowered epidendrum, Epidendrum fuscatum)
FLO4608865 Brown epidendrum orchid, Epidendrum anceps (Dingy-flowered epidendrum, Epidendrum fuscatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker

Queen sago or broad-leaved cycas, Cycas circinalis. Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an
FLO4608824 Queen sago or broad-leaved cycas, Cycas circinalis. Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical

Rhipsalis pachyptera. (Wing-stemmed cactus, Cactus alatus.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an
FLO4608802 Rhipsalis pachyptera. (Wing-stemmed cactus, Cactus alatus.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical

Small-leaved lotus, Lotus microphyllus. handcoloured, copperplate engraving, Swan, botanical illustration
FLO4608754 Small-leaved lotus, Lotus microphyllus. handcoloured, copperplate engraving, Swan, botanical illustration, William Jackson Hooker, Samuel Curtis, The Botanical Magazine, plant, flower

Slipperwort, Calceolaria biflora (plaintain-leaved slipperwort, Calceolaria plantaginea)
FLO4608740 Slipperwort, Calceolaria biflora (plaintain-leaved slipperwort, Calceolaria plantaginea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker

Dorstenia brasiliensis (Peziza flowered dorstenia, Dorstenia tubicina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan
FLO4608730 Dorstenia brasiliensis (Peziza flowered dorstenia, Dorstenia tubicina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis'

Black flowered gonolobus, Gonolobus niger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William
FLO4608704 Black flowered gonolobus, Gonolobus niger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine, London

L'Aurore (Detail) (1850). Painting by Charles Louis (Charles-Louis) Muller (Muller) (1815 - 1892)
ETI4397483 L'Aurore (Detail) (1850). Painting by Charles Louis (Charles-Louis) Muller (Muller) (1815 - 1892). Ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.; (add.info)

Mute swan, Cygnus olor (Anas olor). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of
FLO4719845 Mute swan, Cygnus olor (Anas olor). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig

Huldbrand's dream, c1900 (illustration)
2436320 Huldbrand's dream, c1900 (illustration); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. Dream of Huldebrand. Illustration by Gyula Hoppner in: Undine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, Hungary)

Herengracht, Amsterdam, c.1661 (oil on canvas)
XOS5877196 Herengracht, Amsterdam, c.1661 (oil on canvas) by Wijnants, Jan (1631/2-84); 87x101 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue)
7339261 Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Swan incandescent light globe and fitting
5312174 A Swan incandescent light globe and fitting; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Swan incandescent light globe and fitting, shown at the International Electric Exhibition at the Crystal Palace)

Leda,with the lacedaemonian girls, being about to take a bath in the Eurotas river (detail) (mosaic)
FBU4242767 Leda,with the lacedaemonian girls, being about to take a bath in the Eurotas river (detail) (mosaic); (add.info.: Detail of the Panel showing Leda, queen of Sparta)

Leda,with the lacedaemonian girls, being about to take a bath in the Eurotas river (detail) (mosaic)
FBU4242763 Leda,with the lacedaemonian girls, being about to take a bath in the Eurotas river (detail) (mosaic); (add.info.: Panel showing Leda, queen of Sparta)

Pale yellow iris, Iris lutescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson
FLO4608892 Pale yellow iris, Iris lutescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine, London

Clammy-stalked soapwort, Saponaria glutinosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by
FLO4608883 Clammy-stalked soapwort, Saponaria glutinosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine, London

Zygosepalum labiosum orchid (Rostrate zygopetalon, Zygopetalum rostratum)
FLO4608803 Zygosepalum labiosum orchid (Rostrate zygopetalon, Zygopetalum rostratum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel

Wild tomato, Solanum peruvianum (Large-flowered tomato, Lycopersicon peruvianum)
FLO4608785 Wild tomato, Solanum peruvianum (Large-flowered tomato, Lycopersicon peruvianum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel

Letter L: Lohengrin, in " Lohengrin", opera (created in 1850) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
DUV4208566 Letter L: Lohengrin, in " Lohengrin", opera (created in 1850) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638751 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

White 'Girl in a Swing Group' of Leda and the Swan, c.1749-54 (Chelsea Factory)
BON45139 White 'Girl in a Swing Group' of Leda and the Swan, c.1749-54 (Chelsea Factory); Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK.

Swan and cygnets (colour litho)
8664197 Swan and cygnets (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swan and cygnets)

Stab, Star, Step, Stud, Suit, Swan, Swim, Tack, Tank, Teal, Tear, Tent (engraving)
8650006 Stab, Star, Step, Stud, Suit, Swan, Swim, Tack, Tank, Teal, Tear, Tent (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stab, Star, Step, Stud, Suit)

Love in the foggy morning
Joan Zhang

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Pictufy Studio II

Three white swans
Leanne Lei

And Swan dropped the feather and everything became clear
Julija Belickienė

Three-leaved Chinese rose, Rosa sinica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William
FLO4608870 Three-leaved Chinese rose, Rosa sinica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine, London

Cempedak, Artocarpus integer. (Jack tree or whole-leaved breadfruit, Artocarpus integrifolia)
FLO4608852 Cempedak, Artocarpus integer. (Jack tree or whole-leaved breadfruit, Artocarpus integrifolia.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker

Yam or cinnamon-leaved dioscorea, Dioscorea cinnamonifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an
FLO4608809 Yam or cinnamon-leaved dioscorea, Dioscorea cinnamonifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical

Colea colei (endangered). General Cole's bignonia, Bignonia colei. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after
FLO4608787 Colea colei (endangered). General Cole's bignonia, Bignonia colei. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by Mrs

Pitcairnia bifrons (Bracteated pitcairnia, Pitcairnia bracteata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an
FLO4608775 Pitcairnia bifrons (Bracteated pitcairnia, Pitcairnia bracteata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis'

Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Campanulate arum, Arum campanulatum)
FLO4608771 Elephant foot yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Campanulate arum, Arum campanulatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker

Acanthus-leaved grevillea, Grevillea acanthifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by
FLO4608746 Acanthus-leaved grevillea, Grevillea acanthifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine

Pale xylobium orchid, Xylobium pallidiflorum (Pale-flowered maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria pallidiflora)
FLO4608742 Pale xylobium orchid, Xylobium pallidiflorum (Pale-flowered maxillaria orchid, Maxillaria pallidiflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson

Anthurium macrophyllum (Large-leaved pothos, Pothos macrophylla). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an
FLO4608715 Anthurium macrophyllum (Large-leaved pothos, Pothos macrophylla). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis'

Male pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria mas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by
FLO4608707 Male pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria mas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical Magazine

Dr. Richardson's polemonium, Polemonium richardsonii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an
FLO4608706 Dr. Richardson's polemonium, Polemonium richardsonii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis' Botanical

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"Graceful and Timeless: The Swan's Enchanting Journey Through History" From the ethereal beauty of Anna Pavlova dancing Swan Lake to the heroic rescue by RMS Carpathia in 1903, swans have captivated our hearts throughout time. These majestic creatures have left their mark on significant moments like Marco Polo's departure from Venice in the 1300s, symbolizing elegance and freedom. In a picturesque view of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, swans glide across tranquil waters, reflecting the serenity they bring wherever they go. Among them stands Cygnus atratus, the black swan, adding an air of mystery to their presence. Witnessing mute swans engaging in courtship behavior against a backdrop of back-lit early morning mist rising from the water is truly enchanting. This scene captured in Cleveland - UK showcases nature's artistry with digital manipulation emphasizing a heart shape – a testament to love found amidst tranquility. Whether it be two swans gracefully floating on water or Anna Pavlova herself embodying their essence through her iconic dance moves, these birds continue to inspire awe and admiration. A portrait immortalizes Anna Pavlova as she flawlessly performs her mesmerizing Swan Dance in 1923 – forever etching her name alongside these elegant creatures. Even centuries ago, London recognized the allure of swans as depicted in a panorama engraving from 1616. Their presence adds charm and grace to any landscape they inhabit. In contrast, William Hogarth's satirical artwork warns about false perspective but inadvertently highlights how even distorted images cannot diminish the splendor that is associated with these regal birds. Lastly, we recall Leda and the Swan – an ancient mythological tale that intertwines passion and transformation. Swans possess an undeniable allure that has inspired countless artists throughout history; their symbolism transcends time itself. The story of "swan" is one of timeless elegance, grace, and inspiration.