Black Swan Drawing

A stately black swan floats among the rushes in this vintage drawing. This lovely vintage image of a swan, black feathers against a pale gray backdrop of reeds and rushes, is copyright free and in the public domain.

Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors was a charming children’s book from 1885. James Johonnot (1823-1908) did not identify an illustrator but at least two of the drawings in this book appear to be by Harrison Weir (1824-1906).

Black Swan Drawing

This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.