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  • A forester stand with his spear in his hand before a lion and points to the tomb of Mausolus and a statue of a lion laying its head in a man's lap; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • Above, a lion and a lioness; below, two tigers. Coloured lithograph by B. Hummel after Jemima Blackburn.
  • A lion is devouring a gazelle and growling at two brightly coloured mandrills nearby. Colour lithograph, 1877.
  • David Livingstone, holding a gun, attacked by a lion; Africans and a missionary in the foreground. Etching.
  • Sharabha, with eight arms and the body of a winged lion. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Skeletons of a seal, a bat, a lion, a coatimondi, and a lotong (monkey) Line engraving, 1830/1870?.
  • A roaring lion lying in wait for prey in a rocky landscape. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
  • A young roaring lion in a cave with architecture in the background. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
  • Samson kills the lion with his bare hands. Etching by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • Tower of London, Royal Menagery: a lion, a lioness and their cubs. Etching by Newton after W. Berthaud.
  • A goddess probably Parvati as Durga riding on a lion presenting an infant Ganesha to a woman. Chromolithograph.
  • A lion dressed as a doctor is examining a horse's hoof; illustration of a fable by Aesop. Etching.
  • Shiva enthroned with his family, Parvati and Ganesha, attended by Nandi, a lion and two attendants. Chromolithograph, 1885.
  • Zoological Society of London: a variety of animals, including a lion, a goat and a tiger. Wood engraving.
  • A dead lion being set-upon by three vultures. Wood engraving by J. Greenaway after H. Hardy, 1875.
  • A lion is standing on a rock surrounded by a large group of animals; illustration for a fable. Etching.
  • An enraged lion is roaring and leaning with its front paws on a rock. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
  • A hippopotamus with its young is attacked by a lion. Etching by M.E. Ridinger after J.E. Ridinger.
  • [Small, undated handbill (Febuary 1853?) printed in black on yellow paper advertising "Kaffir war, the wonder of the ace, the last of the race" at Smith's, 63 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London].
  • Two Indian deities in the form of archers, one riding a lion. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1650(?).
  • A lion and lioness defending their cubs at the mouth of their den. Etching by A Duncan after W-S Howitt.
  • Adam holding a flower; a lion; a youth holding a sword; a rich man with money in his hands. Engraving, 1767.
  • Manjushri (Manjusri), the bodhisattva of wisdom, seated on a giant lion, holding a sword and a lotus. Watercolour by a Chinese artist.
  • An Indian deity riding a lion (Durga?) shoots an arrow at a black demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1650(?).
  • Hera, Hercules, Athena (?) and other Greek divinities with birds, a lion, a dog and a cow; representing animal locomotion. Engraving, 1710.
  • A fox is petitioning the lion dressed as king, while injured animals surround the throne. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.
  • Four men, of which one on the left is standing and three are seated; with a lion and two books. Gouache painting.
  • A lion and a gladiator are facing each other in an arena with the Emperor looking on; illustration of a fable. Etching.
  • Three cats: A lion standing on a rock, a leopard curled up under neath, and a tiger prowling. Coloured etching by T. Landseer.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with a man fighting lion carved on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.