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A wolf on the prowl. Etching after P. Potter, 1659.

A large wolf snarling from across a stream at a bleating lamb. Etching by W-S Howitt.

A sheep bleating at an exhausted, hunted wolf. Etching by W-S Howitt.

A wolf walking towards a dog and away from a sheep, surrounded by various flowers and insects. Engraving by P. Williamson, 1663, after W. Hollar.

Two wolves, one sits and barks as the other looks on. Etching.

Heads of a fox, a wolf and a weasel. Drawing, c. 1789.

A monk, suffering a hallucination that he is being attacked by wolves, being freed from his delusions by Saint Anselm. Drawing by an artist in the circle of J.W. Baumgartner.

Hunting dogs snapping at the heels of a wolf in the last stages of a chase. Etching by W-S Howitt, ca 1797, after himself.

The ecstasy of Saint William of Vercelli. Engraving by Giuseppe Magliar after F. Solimena.

Moodie, Roy Lee (1880-1934), palaeopathologist

A woman and a soldier, both on horseback, are attacked by wolves while riding in the Alps in winter. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1798, after W. Hamilton.

The dog Gelert guards the daughter of Prince Llewellyn after saving her from the attack of a wolf. Engraving by W.H. Mote after D. Maclise.

Two men fighting while animals sit in pairs placidly watching; an allegory of man's ability to fight his own kind. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.

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A large wolf snarling from across a stream at a bleating lamb. Etching by W-S Howitt.

Moodie, Roy Lee (1880-1934), palaeopathologist

A woman and a soldier, both on horseback, are attacked by wolves while riding in the Alps in winter. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1798, after W. Hamilton.

The dog Gelert guards the daughter of Prince Llewellyn after saving her from the attack of a wolf. Engraving by W.H. Mote after D. Maclise.

Two men fighting while animals sit in pairs placidly watching; an allegory of man's ability to fight his own kind. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.