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  • Two red deer stags fighting. Etching by W.S. Howitt, ca 1798.
  • A drunken brawl in a tavern with men shouting encouragement. Wood engraving, 19th century, after A. Brouwer.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon. Chromolithograph, 1883.
  • Two cattle fighting while a third one lies facing away from them. Etching.
  • Two bulls fighting by a pond sending frogs leaping into the water. Etching by W.-S. Howitt, ca 1800.
  • Hanuman holding Rama and Laksmana fighting with Sarupnakha. Watercolour drawing.
  • Herons in the air being mocked by and fighting back against rooks. Etching by W.S. Howitt, ca. 1800.
  • Vishnu as Matsya, the fish incarnation fighting a demon. Gouache drawing.
  • Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths, eating, etc.: the twin domes of Greenwich Hospital are visible in the background. Wood engraving by [I.B.] after Findlay.
  • A Nawab and his guest watching an elephant fight. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
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    Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27254i
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    Page 110: Rama fighting his sons over a horse with Sita in the middle. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27318i
  • view Two bulls fighting by a pond sending frogs leaping into the water. Etching by W.-S. Howitt, ca 1800.
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    Two bulls fighting by a pond sending frogs leaping into the water. Etching by W.-S. Howitt, ca 1800.

    Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822 | Date: 1 Oct 1800 | Reference: 40030i
  • view Battle between Sikhs and English. Coloured transfer lithograph.
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    Battle between Sikhs and English. Coloured transfer lithograph.

    | Reference: 26044i
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    Tivoli: in a field below the temple of Vesta, two bulls fight; sheep are disturbed; a shepherd tells his sheepdog to separate the bulls. Engraving by W. Elliott, 1765, after P.P. Roos (Rosa da Tivoli}.

    Roos, Philipp Peter, Rosa da Tivoli, Mercurius, 1657-1706. | Date: November 2d 1765 | Reference: 2922568i
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