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  • Parasites: a parasitical worm, shown much enlarged, with its hosts. Gouache painting by J. Svoboda after L.W. Sambon.
  • The red head of a tiger amongst red stripes representing bamboo. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1972.
  • The eye of a tiger in the shape of the map of Africa; advertising a reading of the play "Are there tigers in the Congo?" to commemorate World AIDS Day 1996. Colour lithograph by Petra Siegel for AIDS-Hilfe Leipzig, 1996.
  • Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
  • A woman throwing boxes of the cough-remedy Pulmoserina at lions; representing the ability of Pulmoserina to provide defence against respiratory diseases. Colour lithograph.
  • Shiva with the Ganges and Nandi bull with Durga and lion seated on lotuses. Gouache drawing.
  • A woman throwing boxes of the cough-remedy Pulmoserina at lions; representing the ability of Pulmoserina to provide defence against respiratory diseases. Colour lithograph.
  • The red head of a tiger amongst red stripes representing bamboo. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1972.
  • A performer wrestling with a trained tiger. Watercolour drawing.
  • A tiger and a sleeping leopard. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.
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Catalogue

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    Page 126: Durga with her arms on her mount being led by Hanuman. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27383i
  • view A tiger and a sleeping leopard. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.
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    A tiger and a sleeping leopard. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.

    Stubbs, George, 1724-1806 | Date: 1st May 1788 | Reference: 578691i
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    Page 147: a horseman killing an attacking tiger surrounded by deer and a dog. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27455i
  • view Durga riding on a tiger in triumph with Karthikeya and Hanuman. Coloured transfer lithograph.
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    Durga riding on a tiger in triumph with Karthikeya and Hanuman. Coloured transfer lithograph.

    | Reference: 26084i
  • view Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
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    Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 27814i
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