Lion Collection (page 31)

Lion Sharpens its Claws
A lion sharpens its claws on the bark of a tree... Date: 1930s

Zadar - Croatia - Porta Terraferma (" Kopnena vrata" - Landward Gate) Date: circa 1910s

Entrance to the Arsenal - Venice, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Lion House - Salt Lake City, Utah - USA. Built by Mormon pioneer Brigham Young. Named after the stone Lion monument placed over the entrance. Date: circa 1910s

Nineveh Sculpture at the British Museum, London, 1850

Baalbek - Cornice of the colonnade of the Temple of Jupiter
Lebanon - Baalbek - Cornice of the colonnade of the Temple of Jupiter with the head of a lion. Built by the Romans on the site of the ancient city of Baalbek, formerly known as Heliopolis

Cute Lion Cub
A cute lion cub reclining on a the branch of a tree. Date: 1930s

Matteo Bellintani
MATTEO BELLINTANI Capuchin friar, depicted clutching a crucifix, and surrounded by symbolic creatures - lion, swan, phoenix - and fruit. Date: CIRCA 1624

Sleeping Lion
A lion sleeping on his side, South Africa. Date: 1960s

Lion Doorknocker
LINCOLNs INN gateway was built in 1518 and bears the arms of Sir Thomas Lovell. The INN itself dates from the early 1300s : One of the lion doorknockers. Date: 1930s

THE ALFRISTON LION
Cyclists admire a grotesque figure outside the Star Inn. at Alfriston, Sussex, England. Known as the Alfriston Lion, it was once the figurehead of a Dutch warship. Date: August 1940

Lion Face Rock Formation
View of a curious rock formation on the cliff face about 4 miles from Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, thought by many to resemble the face of a lion. Date: 1950s

Big Game hunter sending his last postcard
A big game hunter who has (what rotten luck!) become a lunchtime snack for his intended victim (a very jolly lion) sends his last address which is: In Red Lion, Timbuktu !!!!!!! Date: 1906

Istanbul - view toward the Suleimaniye Mosque
Carl Hagenbeck (1844-1913) founded Germanys most successful privately owned zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck which moved to its present location in Hamburg-Stellingen in 1907. Date: circa 1970s

Waterloo Monument and Museum near Brussels, Belgium
View of the Waterloo Monument (Butte de Lion) and Museum near Brussels, Belgium. Date: February 1919

Head European Offices - Canadian Pacific, Trafalgar Square
The Head European Offices of Canadian Pacific, 62-65 Charing Cross Road, Trafalgar Square, London - photographed during a great night storm. Date: 1924

Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge
A Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge in brass and enamel. late 1940s-1950s

Lyric restaurant, London
The Lyric restaurant next to the York Minster pub and the Golden Lion pub. Date: 1947

British battle cruisers HMS Lion, Princess Royal and Tiger
British battle cruisers at sea, from left to right HMS Lion, HMS Princess Royal and HMS Tiger, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Four British battle cruisers at sea, WW1
Four British battle cruisers at sea during the First World War. They are, from left to right, HMS Queen Mary, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Lion and HMS Tiger. Date: 1914-1916

British battle cruisers HMS Tiger, Princess Royal and Lion
British battle cruisers at sea, from left to right HMS Tiger, HMS Princess Royal and HMS Lion, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Initiation of the Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults
The Grand Scot of the Sacred Vaults initiation ceremony. Upon exiting a dark corridor, he is greeted by a (stuffed) lion holding a sword in its mouth

Japanese Kabuki Actor / Dancer
Japanese Kabuki Actor/Dancer - possibly in the role of a lion or tiger. Date: circa 1910s

The Lion Gates, Hampton Court Palace Date: circa 1910s

The Lion and the Unicorn by Leslie Brooke. The lion and the unicorn, Were fighting for the crown; The Lion beat the Unicorn all around the town Date: 1922

Isaac of Cyprus begs Richard I
Isaac Kommenos of Cyprus begs Richard I for the release of his daughter. In retaliation for the imprisonment of his fiancee and sister when they were shipwrecked

Prince Richard grieves at his fathers funeral bier
Prince Richard, soon to become King Richard, grieves at the funeral bier of his father, Henry II of England Date: 1189

Lion statue in Bruges, Belgium circa 2008

Lion holds Union Jack
A Liverpool zoo lion, named Rex, holds a Union Jack in his mouth. 1935

Johns submission to King Richard
King Richard forgives his younger brother John, who had rebelled while Richard was away on the Third Crusade. John was named as heir to the throne and succeeded his brother in 1199 Date: 1194

Longchamp arrests Hugh de Puiset
William Longchamp, Bishop of Ely, arrests Hugh de Puiset (Hugh Pudsey) at Tickhill Castle. Longchamp, a favourite of Richard I

Durnstein Castle and town
The town of Durnstein, on the river Danube, Austria. On a rocky hill above the town sits Durnstein Castle, where Richard I of England was held captive from December 1192 to March 1193 following his

German trumpeter c. 1600
A German trumpeter c.1600 Date: 1600

King Richard enters London
Following his release from captivity in Austria on his way back from the Third Crusade, King Richard makes a triumphant entry into London Date: 1194

Winged Lion on the Basilica Di San Marco
A golden statue of the lion of St Mark holding the gospels on the front of the Basilica of St Mark in St Marks Square, Venice

King Richard forgives his assassin
Mortally wounded, King Richard nevertheless pardons the crossbowman, Bertrand de Gurdon, who had shot him from the battlements of the castle of Chalus-Chabrol Date: March 1199

The Royal Thrones, House of Lords, London. These are used for state openings of parliament. Date: circa 1910s

WWI postcard by George Ranstead - the British lion
Hand drawn postcard by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, featuring an angry looking British lion. circa 1916

Kruger Park, Transvaal
Lions in Kruger Park, Transvaal. circa 1930s

Princess Elizabeth & Prince Philip at Festival of Britain
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured on their tour of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London in May 1951

Red Lion sculpture in York Road, near Waterloo, London
A Red Lion sculpture from the old Red Lion Brewery, in a new position in York Road, near Waterloo Station, not far from the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London

Studies of lions -- male, female, and a cub

Boy on a horse with wild animals
Illustration of a boy riding a horse, followed by various wild animals, including a lion, a rhinoceros and elephants

Lion Attacks Giraffe
A giraffe is attacked by a lion in an African swamp. Date: 1907

Acrobats Falls / Lion Cage
Two acrobats fall into the lions cage, Paris. The lions are scared which makes them attack the uninvited visitors, although their tamer tries to keep them under control. Date: 1907

Cornelius Caton with his ale at the White Lion, Richmond, where he was the landlord. Date: circa 1780

Woman with Lion 1920S?
Pretty young woman reclining on a lionskin rug. Date: 1920s?

Hunter and Daring Lion

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