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Joseph Swain

British engraver (1820-1909)

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Images by Joseph Swain

23 images from works
  • Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.
  • A father, having banished his daughter to her room, now seeks to console her. Wood engraving by J. Swain after R. Barnes.
  • A French supporter of the Paris Commune prefers to throw an incendiary bomb to advance equality, while a British workman prefers to smoke his pipe in the interests of liberty. Wood engraving by J. Swain, ca. 1871, after Sir J. Tenniel.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
  • A large vehicle (Phoebus's cart), on which is an electrical generator, being pulled along by winged horses with light bulbs on their heads: electricity sweeps all before it. Wood engraving by Swain, 1881, after J. Tenniel.
  • Children at play in the East London Hospital for Children. Wood engraving by J. Swain after G.W. Ridley, 1872.
  • A woman stealing some sugar by emptying it into her pocket is discovered by a manservant of the household. Wood engraving by Swain & Co..
  • A couple walking down the street watched by a woman standing in a doorway with arms akimbo. Wood engraving by J. Swain after F. Walker.
  • Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.
  • John Solomon Rarey with the stallion 'Cruiser', observed by onlookers. Wood engraving by J. Swain after J. Leech, 1858.
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Works from the collections

21 works

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Frequent collaborators

John Tenniel
Hospitals