#32, watercolor

print:  13.5" x 9.5" (20" x 16" matted)

To us, they may seem like boats with swan-shapes attached, but to a child, they are pages from a fairy tale as they glide over the silent pond of Boston's famous Public Garden. These swan boats have enchanted young and old for over 100 years. 

In 1877, "Admiral" Robert Paget concealed the new bicycle propulsion technique within a swan and offered boat rides to the public.