The "old painter" described in the book before the first chapter is Alfred Sisley.
Swan Lake | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Black Swan | Swan Hill | Whooper Swan | Swan River | Swan | Swan River (Western Australia) | Swan River Colony | Bicycle Thieves | Swan Racing | Chrissie Swan | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Swan Goose | Swan Districts Football Club | swan | Nautor's Swan | Mute Swan | Company of Thieves | Wayne Swan | Trevor Swan | Swan River Honeyeater | Joseph Swan | John Swan | Daniel C. Swan | Black Swan (film) | Thieves' Highway | The Swan | Swan Song Records | Swan Range |
Elizabeth Kostova, former AUBG Board Member, AUBG University Council member since 2011, author of the bestselling novels The Historian and The Swan Thieves