Bewick's_Swan_woodcut_by_Robert_Bewick.jpg
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Summary
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artist QS:P170,Q7342081
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Description |
English:
Woodcut by Robert Elliot Bewick of the swan named after his father by William Yarrell. The bird did not appear in the first edition of Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds; it was named by William Yarrell after Thomas Bewick's death. This image is scanned from the 1847 edition, which was the last "live" edition of the book.
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Date |
1847
date QS:P571,+1847-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium | wood engraving print | |||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | own scan of page from Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds , Volume II: Water Birds, p. 273 (1847 edition) |
Licensing
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The author died in 1849, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer . This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929. |
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This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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