Image: Anonymous (attributed to George Soane (1790–1860)), The Present Low State of the Arts in England and more particularly of Architecture Widowed Swan publishes contemporary and historical broadsides. New works are commissioned from writers, artists, designers, etc. and historical texts are reprinted from a variety of sources. The publications often exercise a polemical purpose. The Widowed Swan broadsides are released in a low volume print runs and also as a free pdf download.