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Swans

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  • A nest egg is very convenient at times ... : save money in the wear and tear of costly fabric by using Swan White Floating Soap ... / Lever Brothers Ltd.
  • A swan telling Damayanti of Nala's love. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A nest egg is very convenient at times ... : save money in the wear and tear of costly fabric by using Swan White Floating Soap ... / Lever Brothers Ltd.
  • Four heads of birds: a swan, a polyphemus, a wild duck and a pelican. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Bacchus with attendant satyrs sits drinking by a cave as Venus appears to him and offers him a cup of love. Engraving by J. Audran after A. Coypel, 1704.
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    Lakshmi on her lotus in the water with elephant. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26647i
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    A fallow deer, perch and four wading or water birds. Wood engraving by M. U. Sears, 18--.

    | Reference: 42370i
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    Various birds: a swan on the water, a hen and chicks on the ground and others perched in a tree. Etching by W. Hollar, ca. 1670, after F. Barlow.

    Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704. | Date: 1670 | Reference: 42836i
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    A black swan in Cape Van Diemen. Engraving by J.L. Perée, ca. 1798, after J. Piron.

    Piron, Jean, active 1771-1799. | Date: 1798 | Reference: 42761i
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    Swans swimming together and bickering in a lake. Engraving by H. Le Roy.

    Le Roy, Henri, 1575 or 1579-1651. | Reference: 43290i
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