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  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by Senorita Anita (The Tiger Lady) and her brother, Robinson (The Bear Boy) at the Royal Aquarium, London (20 February 1886?)].
  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by Senorita Anita (The Tiger Lady) and her brother, Robinson (The Bear Boy) at the Royal Aquarium, London (20 February 1886?)].
  • The red head of a tiger amongst red stripes representing bamboo. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1972.
  • The red head of a tiger amongst red stripes representing bamboo. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1972.
  • A tiger lying in wait for prey in a rocky landscape. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
  • A hunting scene ; Europeans on elephants shooting a tiger. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A tiger about to leap off a rock in an exotic landscape. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
  • A red Tibetan demon with a tiger's head, raising one leg. Gouache painting by a Tibetan artist.
  • Devi Durga seated on a tiger before Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva sits on a tiger skin with sitar in hand. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.
  • Devi Durga seated on a tiger prepares to battle the demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A tiger and an ox fighting outside a cave in the mountains. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • Devi Durga seated on a tiger prepares to battle a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A sanyasi with a tiger skin wrapped around himself. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • [Handbill on orange paper advertising appearances by Senorita Anita (The Tiger Lady) and her brother, Robinson (The Bear Boy) at the Royal Aquarium, London (27 October 1886?)].
  • Zhao Gongming, the military god of wealth, accompanied by a black tiger. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist.
  • Zhao Gongming, the military god of wealth, accompanied by a black tiger. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist.
  • Zoological Society of London: a variety of animals, including a lion, a goat and a tiger. Wood engraving.
  • A servant standing on a carpet and holding a stick with a tiger head. Watercolour by an Indian artist.
  • A tiger hunt in a tropical forest with the hunting party riding animals. Etching by J. W. Lowry after W. Daniell.
  • Durga on a tiger and another goddess on a white elephant, in battle with the demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The mahatmya of the 13th adhyaya. An adulterous woman from the city of Harinam goes to the forest with her husband and is attacked by a tiger who only eats those who commit immoral acts. Reborn as a low-caste Chandala, the woman hears the 13th adhyaya of the Bhagvadgita from the holy man and asks him to recite it to the tiger as well. Both the woman and the tiger receive divine bodies and are taken to Visnu's heaven
  • The mahatmya of the 13th adhyaya. An adulterous woman from the city of Harinam goes to the forest with her husband and is attacked by a tiger who only eats those who commit immoral acts. Reborn as a low-caste Chandala, the woman hears the 13th adhyaya of the Bhagvadgita from the holy man and asks him to recite it to the tiger as well. Both the woman and the tiger receive divine bodies and are taken to Visnu's heaven
  • Three cats: A lion standing on a rock, a leopard curled up under neath, and a tiger prowling. Coloured etching by T. Landseer.
  • A man sitting on a tiger skin with four attendants, three with wings offering him various things. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Durga seated on a tiger, points an arrow towards an blue-skinned female kneeling before a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Lord Shiva on his vehicle, the bull Nandi, riding along with Durga on her vehicle, a tiger. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva sitting on a tiger skin with his wife, Parvati and their son Ganesha on his lap. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Devi Durga seated on a tiger, along with two other goddesses, prepares to battle the five demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Devi Durga on a tiger draws her bow and arrow to battle the demons Chand and Mund (?). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.