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Ponds

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  • India: the 'Crow's Nest' battery beside a small pond. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.
  • A large renaissance water garden with angels in the clouds above. Etching.
  • A garden pond with nine large exotic birds, two potted plants and a statue of Mercury. Etching by J. G. Thelott, 18th century, after S. Kleiner.
  • Botanic Gardens, Liverpool, Merseyside. Line engraving by C. Pye after W. Westall.
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    A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 23631i
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    Sálazie, Réunion Islands: the mountains and moorhen pond. Tinted lithograph by C. Merme, 1831, after A. Roussin.

    Roussin, A., active 1860. | Date: 1811 | Reference: 22706i
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    A stream or pond in a wood, with hills in the left background. Etching by J.T. Smith, ca. 1793.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: [1795?] | Reference: 2917469i
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    Narcissus looking at his reflection in a pool, watched by nymphs. Etching by F. Vivares, 1743, after Claude Lorraine.

    Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682. | Date: March 4th 1743 | Reference: 3055822i
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    A pool surrounded by a rocky embankment thickly wooded with trees, in which a monk reads from a book and another monk stands in front of him. Engraving by W. Woollett and W. Ellis, 1778, after R. Wilson.

    Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782. | Date: 4 June, 1778 | Reference: 3162958i
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