Lion Collection (page 11)

MILLENNIUM PROPHECY
From 1901 to 2901 - A child leading a lion, and the wolf and lamb dwelling together, and the leopard and kid and the cow and bear Date: 1887

THE AMAZON SCULPTURE
The Amazon A sculpture by Kiss, Berlin of an Amazon woman spearing a lion which is attacking her horse Date: 1851

Trafalgar Square Lion
Sir Edwin Landseer at work on the models for the lions at the base of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square, London Date: circa 1860

Avignon, France - Monument commemorating the centennial of the annexation of Avignon and Comtat Venaissin to France. The Comtat Venaissin was a part of the Papal States (1274‒ 1791)

Red Lion Tavern
Various aspects of the old Red Lion Tavern. Possibly dating from the mid-16th century, this rambling building stood in Chick Lane (also called West Street) near Saffron Hill in West Smithfield

Aeroplane - Coeur De Lion, Britain. Date: 1940s

H B Irving as two characters in The Lyons Mail, Manchester
H B Irving as two characters in The Lyons Mail, Lesurques and Dubosc, at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. circa 1900s

Escape, by John Galsworthy, Ambassadors Theatre, London
Escape, by John Galsworthy, at the Ambassadors Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, with Nicholas Hannen and Leon M Lion

Herne, Kent with The Red Lion Inn Date: circa 1908

Zarmah - The King of Wild Animal Trainers Date: 1907

Little Boy in a studio portrait in a HMS Lion sailors cap
Four year-old Boy (Geoffrey Vincent James) in a studio portrait in a sailors cap from Hms Lion, battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s

Statue in Prague - Czech Republic
Unusual Statue (unlocatable in this exact location) in the formal gardens of the Wallenstein Palace (Valdstejnsky palac) - a Baroque palace in Mala Strana, Prague

12th Deutsches Turnfest, Leipzig, Germany
" Heart and hand to the fatherland!" - 12th Deutsches Turnfest (German Gymnastics Festival) at Leipzig - 12th-16th July. Date: 1913

Supermarine Sea Lion III / 3
Schneider Trophy Air Race Number 7 Supermarine Sea Lion III / 3 in 1923 Date: 1923

Supermarine Sea Lion I / 1
Squadron Cmdr B D Hobbs, Frank F.K. Mcclean (Later Sir Francis) and a Supermarine Sea Lion I / 1 Parked in the Sea at Bournemouth for the Schneider Trophy Air Race Date: 1919

Othellos Tower - Famagusta, Republic of Northern Cyprus Date: circa 1930s

Lion cub has her morning wash and scrub - London Zoo
Mary Pickford the young lion cub (!) has her morning wash and brush-down from her keeper - London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London. Date: 1920s

Paris, France - Statue of the Belfort Lion
Place Denfert-Rochereau, Paris, France - Statue of the Belfort Lion (a smaller version of the original), a monumental sculpture by Frederic Bartholdi (1834-1904). Date: circa 1904

Lion Shooting in Sudan, Africa
The sad result of Lion Hunting/Shooting in Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1909

Adgie and her trained lions 1905
Adgie born Adelaide Castillo in New Mexico, known as Daring Spanish Lion Tamer, inside the caged with three lions. One of Americans greatest acts of the time

The British Empire - Mane of the Lion names the territories
The British Empire - The mane of the Lion names the principal territories. Date: circa 1910s

King George III (1738-1820). 1782

Certificate from Queen Elizabeth II, thanking Mrs Parsons for helping her country at the beginning of the Second World War by providing shelter to strangers. Date: 1940s

Circus Maximus in Rome by Matania
Proposed reconstruction of the Circus Maximus in Rome - the Circus at its zenith. A fight with wild beasts in the long arena of the Circus Maximus - a mounted archer meets an oncoming lion

Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw
Androcles and the Lion, a play by George Bernard Shaw. For Wallacks Theatre, New York, January 1915. O P Heggie, shown here as Androcles, had played the part in London. Phil Dwyer played the lion

WW1 - German Propaganda - Taming the Allied animals
WW1 - German Propaganda - A German soldier Tames the Allied animals. Date: circa 1910s

The Gospels of Henry the Lion
The cover of the Gospels of Henry the Lion, Order of Saint Benedict, produced in Prague in 1594. Henry the Lion (Heinrich der Lowe; 11291195) was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony

Spoons, forks and fish knives, Plate 220
Spoons and forks, fish knives and forks, electro silver plated on best nickel silver, Plate 220. Date: circa 1880s

Michael Pacher (1435-1498). Austrian painter. Altarpiece of the Church Fathers, 1483 for Neustift Monastery. Jerome with lion, Agustine with child, Pope Gregory the Great with Emperor Trajan

Shiva and Parvati sculpture. Orissa, India, 13th century AD. Stone sculpture shows the powerful Hindu deity Shiva, with his consort Parvati, the daugter of the mountain, seated on his knee

Pergamon Altar. West frieze. Gigantomachy. Triton and Amphit
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. West frieze. Gegantomachy. Lift to right; Triton and Amphitrite

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Was a German-born Flemish Baroque painter. Lion Hunt, 1621. Baroque style. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Sphinx at gardens of Belvedere Palace. 18th century. Vienna
Belvedere Palace. Gardens designed by Dominique Girard. Sphinx. Statue. Vienna. Austria

Pergamon Altar. Aether and Uranus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy: south frieze

Pergamon Altar. Goddess Rhea or Cybele riding on a lion next
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. Goddess Rhea or Cybele riding on a lion next to goddess Adrasteia

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. The Throne Room of Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed facade. Dated in 580 B.C. Its 56 meters facade was decorated with colored glazed bricks as shows the composition

Roman sarcophagus of a child decorated with reliefs depictin
Sarcophagus of a child decorated with reliefs depicting the procession of Bacchus, god of wine, and his followers. Marble. 220-250 AD. The lid, with the reclining figure of Silenus, is modern

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Isa Boletini (1864-1916) statue. Albania
Isa Boletini (1864-1916). Albanian patriot, military leader and strategist. Statue. Shkodra. Albania

Cretan Snake Goddess
The SERPENT GODDESS of ancient Crete, with her attendant lion and lioness

Lionel the Lion-faced Man
Stephan Bibrowski (18911932), better known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer. His whole body was covered with long hair that gave him the appearance of a lion; this was

Where The Rainbow Ends by John Ramsey & Clifford Mills
Where The Rainbow Ends by John Ramsay and Clifford Mills. First produced Savoy Theatre, 21st December 1911. For the revival at the Victoria Palace, 20th December 1919

Book cover, RMS Mauretania, by Gerald Aylmer
Book cover, RMS Mauretania, the Ship and her Record, by Gerald Aylmer, published in 1934 by Percival Marshall & Co Ltd. Date: 1934

Barbary lion skull
Oldest UK skull of a North African Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo, dated to 1280-1385. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago

Dickie Chipperfield, lion tamer, with four lionesses
Dickie (Richard) Chipperfield of Chipperfields Circus, a 17-year-old lion tamer, with four lionesses in a cage. Date: circa 1964

Third Crusade - Richard I at the Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was one of the first confrontations of the Third Crusade, lasting from August 28th, 1189 until July 12th, 1191

Daniel in the lions den but one lion at least looks awake. Date: circa late 19th century

African Lion - lioness stretching before hunt (Panthera leo). Ndutu area between Serengeti and Ngorongoro - Tanzania

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