Swan upping on the Thames Size:S: 45 x 30cm dreaming of the coronation of

dreaming of the coronation of George IV

John Power of Cast

c1875-1913

Found in the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

north view of Highbury and Canonbury House

Swan upping on the Thames Size:S: 45 x 30cm dreaming of the coronation ofSwan 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