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  • Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the demon Hiranyakashipu. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Sir Ivo Fitzwaryn, of Wantage, Berkshire, in armour, with a lion at his feet, 1414. Brass rubbing by C.E. Osborne Griffith, 1880.
  • Above, three falcons, a lynx, a lion and a lioness; below, an ocelot, a domestic cat and a mexican cat. Etching by Heath.
  • An old lion lying on the ground is kicked by the hind hoof of a horse; illustration of a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching.
  • A mouse nibbles through a net in which a lion is caught; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • Samson stands over vanquished Philistines, a lion's pelt over his shoulders and his ass's jaw at his feet. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877.
  • The young shepherd David, cradling a lamb; an expired lion lies at his feet, next to a small dagger. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877.
  • A fox is running away from a lion dressed in regal robe sitting in a cave. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.
  • A fox is pleading before the lion dressed as king while an execution of a fox takes place outside. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.
  • A bear and a lioness are fighting on a crag in the mountains with the lion cub tumbling off the rock. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • Six amphibious arctic mammals, including a walrus, a sea lion and a seal, shown in their natural habitat. Line engraving by J. Scott after S. Edwards.
  • A lion is standing roaring under a mountain crag on which a goat is grazing; illustration for a fable. Etching by R. Gaywood after F. Barlow.
  • A title-vignette consisiting of various animals, including monkeys, vultures, a lion and an otter forming an ornamental flourished arch over a stream. Wood engraving (?).
  • [Undated handbill (June 1894?) advertising Madame Howard, the African lion-faced lady at 199 Borough, London. She appears to have been a black woman with a beard].
  • Ganesha with his two wives and two female attendants, his rat and a lion with two heads all surrounded by roundels. Coloured transfer lithograph by Janaradna Vasudtya.
  • Saint Mary of Egypt: her dead body is discovered by Saint Zosimas and a lion. Etching by Levillain after G.B. Wicar after Pietro Berrettini da Cortona.
  • Died, on Sunday last, Mrs. Cox, of 38, Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, of dropsy : she is supposed to have been the heaviiest woman in London, weighing, at the time of her death, not less than 18 stone ... 13 June, 1830.
  • An Indian deity (?) with a human torso and the legs and tail of a lion(?), holding prayer beads in his hand. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Suez (?) Canal Zone, Egypt (?): lion and crocodile 'sculptures' made from earth and found materials by soldiers on a First World War (?) military camp. Photograph, 1914/1918 (?).
  • A lioness suckling her kitten in the safety of her lair surrounded by two lions anxiously watching a lion hunt in the far distance. Etching by J. E. Ridinger after C. F. Hutin after a painting by P. P. Rubens.
  • Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to destroy the demon Hiranyakashipu watched by other Hindu deities. Painting by an Indian artist, 1800s.
  • Jean de Renou: his portrait, and the subjects of his book on pharmacy; centre, Galen and Hippocrates holding a lion skin; below, Richard Tomlinson. Engraving by T. Cross, 1657.
  • Replicas of Indian surgical instruments in the Wellcome Collections. Key as follows: 14. Lion forceps, 15. Blunt probe, 16. forceps with arms, 17. hyena forceps, 18. curlew forceps, 19. sharp probe, 20. rectal enema or syringe, 21. stone extractor, 22. scissors, 23. midwifery forceps.
  • A cardinal singing a lullaby to a lion; representing an attempt by France to maintain the neutrality of the Netherlands in the War of Jenkins' Ear. Engraving after Bernetto, 1740.
  • A lion devouring its prey in a cave while its crown and sceptre are perched on a rock at the entrance. Etching by W. Hollar for a fable by Aesop.
  • Narasimha, a lion avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, emerges from a split stone pillar, holding his devotee Prahlada while vanquishing the demon Hiranyakashipu underfoot. Painting by an Indian artist.
  • A fight among animals: a lion is killing a fox and a unicorn is fighting a griffon while other animals are fleeing or watching on. Engraving by A. de Bruyn.
  • [Undated handbill (August 1885?) advertising Howard's Grand Pavilion of Living Wonders featuring Madame Howard, the African lion-faced lady. She appears to have been a black woman with a beard].
  • Britannia and her lion are begging on a bench on the Thames Embankment, impoverished by proposed Liberal reforms; beyond, the Palace of Westminster in ruins. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 28 November 1891.