William Swainson

British · 1789–1855 · Painter, Draughtsman

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English naturalist and artist (1789–1855)

Born 1789, LondonDied 1855, Lower HuttOccupation Painter, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q444164 ↗ULAN 500027097 ↗Museum works 5

Also known as Swainson

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Swainson, A Bird — **A Bird**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Swainson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

William Swainson, Rufous Necked Falcon — **Rufous Necked Falcon**1837
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Swainson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

William Swainson, Sooty Falcon — **Sooty Falcon**1837
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Swainson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

William Swainson, Sir James Paget (1814–1899) — **Sir James Paget (1814–1899)**
Wellcome Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wellcome Collection

William Swainson, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (1828–1913) — **Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (1828–1913)**
Wellcome Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wellcome Collection

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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