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  • An ornate vase and pedestal with a man fighting lion carved on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

    • Schijnvoet, Simon, 1653-1727
    Reference
    26607i
    Part of
    S Schynvoet's Voorbeelden der lusthof-cieraaden zynde vaasen, pedestallen, orangiebakken, blompotten en andere bywerken & c.
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  • A lion and lioness defending their cubs at the mouth of their den. Etching by A Duncan after W-S Howitt.

    • Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822
    Reference
    39777i
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  • 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.

    • Bernetto, active approximately 1740.
    Date
    15 January 1739
    Reference
    576022i
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  • A lion walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

    • Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904
    Date
    1887
    Reference
    2015266i
    Part of
    Animal locomotion: an electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements
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  • Double picture: Durga slaying the buffalo demon, Shri Deri; Shri Dattatreya with a cow, two worshippers and dog. Transfer lithograph.

    Reference
    25925i
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  • A band of lions and leopards headed by a crowned lioness. Wood engraving.

    Reference
    39787i
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  • Two lions, with a lioness lying between them. Engraving by W. Walker after F. Snyders, 1782.

    • Snyders, Frans, 1579-1657
    Date
    June 1st 1782
    Reference
    578704i
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  • Two heads of lions. Drawing, c. 1789.

    Date
    c. 1789
    Reference
    31695i
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  • A goddess probably Parvati as Durga riding on a lion presenting an infant Ganesha to a woman. Chromolithograph.

    Reference
    26222i
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  • "The lion is coming": crowds at a fair panicking at the rumour that a lion has escaped; representing panic among crowds. Lithograph after K.R. Reinhardt, ca. 1860.

    • Reinhardt, Karl, 1818-1877
    Date
    [1860?]
    Reference
    2008536i
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