Lion Collection (page 35)

Foreign Amusements or the British Lion on the Watch

Baby incubators at the Berlin Exhibition
Dr Lions baby incubators proved to be a great attraction at the Berlin Exhibition. Babies aged between five and eight months old were kept alive in warm temperatures and nourished with drops of milk

Baroilhet - Robert Bruce
The actor Baroilhet in the role of Robert the Bruce, King of England

Facade of Ducal Palace
The lion of St Mark on the facade of the Ducal Palace, Venice

Fable / Ears of the Hare
THE HAREs EARS A lion, gored by an elk, banishes all horned animals; a hare, seeing the shadow of her ears, thinks they will be taken for horns, and flees

The Lion, Wolf and Fox
THE SICK LION, THE FOX & THE WOLF: the animals pay the lion respects, except the fox; slandered by the wolf, the fox tells the lion his cure lies in the flaying of the wolf

Fable / Lion, Wolf & Fox
THE LION, THE WOLF AND THE FOX: An old lion, wishing to find a cure, summons his animals. The wolf slanders the fox, but finds he comes off worst in the end

Livingstone and Lion
Scottish missionary and traveller, pinned to the ground by an unfriendly African lion, but fortunately rescued before becoming its lunch

Fable / Lion & Gnat
THE LION AND THE GNAT Human version of animal fable: a prince who despised a mere peasant is now at his mercy, pummelled by stones thrown from the mans sling

The Sick Lion & the Fox
THE SICK LION AND THE FOX The king of beasts, sick in his cave, commands that all animals must visit; he promises safety but the fox stays away knowing otherwise

The Lion and the Gnat
THE LION AND THE GNAT A lion was dismissive of a mere gnat, but found himself tormented by the gnats numerous bites

Androcles Cartoon
Androcles removes the thorn from the lions paw; and is repaid when the lion recognises him in the arena and not only does him no harm, but greets him with delight

Arabs and Lion
Adventure in the desert - an Arab on horseback and his wife and child on a camel are surprised in the desert by a very fierce looking lion

Lion Licks Wounds
The British lion licks its wounds

Cherry Kearton
Explorer and travel photographer Cherry Kearton displays a legging which has been bitten through by a lion

Sphinx / Egypt / Early C20Th
A view of the Sphinx, with the pyramids of Giza in the background

Baalbek / Archaeology
The head of a lion and the six columns of the GREAT TEMPLE of JUPITER built by the Romans On the site of the ancient archaeological city of Baalbek once called Heliopolis

Sphinx and Pyramid
The statue of the Sphinx at Giza. Part man, part lion, the Sphinx has remains an enigmatic symbol of the Old World Kingdom of the Pharoahs of Egypt

Sketching the Lion Gate
The artist for The Illustrated London News talks to local shepherds as he sketches the Lion gate at Mycenae, the earliest relief sculpture on the Greek mainland

Festival White Knight
The " White Knight" (with the morale raiser on his back) in the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion (symbolising British action and imagination respectively), at the South Bank Exhibition

Wild Animals / Zoo
An assortment of animals in a Victorian zoo including, monkeys, lion, tiger, wolf, foxes, leopard and polar bear

Belgian Coat of Arms
The arms of Belgium with a lion to the left, a lion to the right, and a third in the middle

Wizard of Oz / Lion and Oz
When the Cowardly Lion enters the Throne Room to see the Great and Terrible Oz, he finds that the Wizard has taken the form of a ball of fire

Explorers Meet Lion
Dutch soldier Jan van Harwarden leads an exploring expedition from Cape Town : by the Eerste River a lion nearly gets one of his men but he shoots it

Wizard of Oz / Field-Mice
Thousands of field-mice help to pull the sleeping Cowardly Lion away from the deadly poppy field, aided by the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman

Wizard of Oz / Farmhouse
Dorothy askes a woman at the door of one of the farmhouses just outside the Emerald City, if she and her friends might pass the night. Her companions peer nervously over the fence

Wizatd of Oz / Lion
The Cowardly Lion

Wizard of Oz / Lion
Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion standing at the edge of a river

Palace Minos Ring Nestor
Interior of the Palace: A painting from a design on the Ring of Nestor

Animal Rebellion - 2
The rebel animals rise the standard of revolt against the tyranny of the Lion

Animal Rebellion - 5
After the defeat : the rebels surrender and the Lion continues to reign unopposed

Animal Rebellion - 1
The tiger presents a petition to the lion, King of Beasts, but it is refused

Wed in Lions Cage
At Beziers, France, Joseph Bugleone, circus director, weds Rosalie Van Been in the lions cage : the priest prudently remains outside, doing it through the bars

Britannia Crowned
Britannia crowned by Victory, trampling upon the chains of France, holding the trident of Neptune, whilst Fame proclaims the glory of her arms by pointing to military triumphs

Lions & Wild Cats / Miller
Asiatic lion Lioness Bengal tiger Leopard Jaguar

Music Hall Lion-Comique
A lion comique at the Oxford, a London music hall

St Mark / Evangelist / Codex
SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST Saint Mark shown writing his gospel with his symbol the lion in the pannel above

St Mark / Evangelist / Latin
SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST Saint Mark shown writing his gospel with his symbol the lion

St Mark / Evangelist / Anon
SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST Saint Mark & his matyrdom

Wizard Oz / Winged Monkeys
Dorothy watches apprehensively as the Lion is caught and bound by the Winged Monkeys

Wizard of Oz / Characters
The Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Lion acquire heart, brains and courage

Wizard of Oz / Soldiers
The Soldier with the Green Whiskers leads Dorothy (riding on the Lion), the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman (to say nothing of Toto) through the streets of Emerald City

Prophecy for 1865
The British Lion - the emperor Napoleon - guns and warships - the papal crown - a coffin - Bismarck whispering to the German emperor - it looks like being an eventful year !

Owen Jones Pompeian 24
Designs from various pilasters and friezes from different houses in Pompeii

Human / Animal Marriage
How much simpler marriage is for animals than for humans !

Britannia with her Mines
Britannia surrounds her island with a cordon of mines

Samson Fights the Lion
He fights a lion, successfully

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