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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.

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

Reflections on a pond with rushes. Gouache by R. Coates, 1966.

A stream or pond in a wood, with hills in the left background. Etching by J.T. Smith, ca. 1793.

Narcissus looking at his reflection in a pool, watched by nymphs. Etching by F. Vivares, 1743, after Claude Lorraine.

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A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

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

Reflections on a pond with rushes. Gouache by R. Coates, 1966.

A stream or pond in a wood, with hills in the left background. Etching by J.T. Smith, ca. 1793.

Narcissus looking at his reflection in a pool, watched by nymphs. Etching by F. Vivares, 1743, after Claude Lorraine.