Swan upping on the Thames Adam Horovitz (Ad-rock) no 19 Petty France

no 19 Petty France

Found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Art

)' This cartoon pokes a little gentle fun at the giraffes at London Zoo

Effigy of William Marshall

The plate is inscribed: 'The Ring-Parrokeet

Swan upping on the Thames Adam Horovitz (Ad-rock) no 19 Petty FranceSwan upping on the Thames, 20th century. Swan upping is an annual ceremonial census of mute swans on the River Thames that dates from the 12th century. Traditionally the swans were the property of the monarch, for whom they were a source of food, but a Royal Charter issued in the 15th century entitled the Vintners' and Dyers' Companies of the City of London to a share of the ownership. The swans are rounded up, marked and released every year in the