Lion Collection (page 8)

Brass grave effigy to Maria Langhans in the church at Hindelbank, Bern, Switzerland, by the sculptor Johann August Nahl. Monumento Sepolcrale

Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great and son Otto II, 961. Paolo Giovio and Conte Giulini, enemies of Frederick Barbarossa 2, and mosaic of the Palace of Theodoric, King of the Goths, in Ravenna

The apotheosis of Emperor Germanicus. It depicts Germanicus with his parents, Emperor Tiberius and Livia, sitting in triumph over conquered German men and women

Plan and elevation of the Baths of Titus, Rome. Thermae Titi, public baths built by Emperor Titus. Terme di Tito. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Roman funeral rites for the dead. The parents and family of the deceased surround the bed, the father and mother seated and veiled in grief. Lutto domestico per una defunta

Broadhembury, East Devon
The village of Broadhembury, East Devon. Date: circa 1960s

The Blue Lion Debating Club
Lively portraits of participants in political debate at the Blue Lion Debating Club. 1888

Cartoon, On The Square? (Trafalgar Square)
Cartoon, On The Square? John Bull in Trafalgar Square, London, looking at a lion sculpture which hasn t yet been unveiled

Cartoon, Who Will Rouse Him? The British Lion, representing the British constituencies, seems apathetic towards political reform, in particular the proposed extension of the franchise to working men

Performing cats 1903
Herr Litz with his performing cats. Date: 1903

Claire Heliot and her performing lions 1903
Claire Heliot (1866 -1953), renowned female lion tamer, photograph showing her in a huge cage caressing and talking to the large cats. Date: 1903

Union, Strength and Security - England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland before Britannia seated on a throne. circa 1840

Herr Sawade, with two tigers, part of his troupe of performing lions, tigers and bears, appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901. 1901

Seeths lions in swing boats at the London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth, renowned lion tamer, seem in the arena at the London Hippodrome with some of his boys obediently enjoying a swing boat ride. Date: 1903

Herr Julius Seeth and his lions in a car, London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth of the London Hippodrome, taking his forest-bred lions for a trip on a Daimler motor car while performing there in 1903

Captain Woodwards seals at the London Hippodrome
Two of Captain Woodwards performing seals at the London Hippodrome demonstrating their balancing skills. Date: 1903

Captain Woodward & his seals at the London Hippodrome
Captain Woodward (called Dr. Woodward here), with his troupe of trained seals, seen shaking hands/flippers with one of them at the time they were delighting audiences at the London Hippodrome

Richard Sawade with lions & tigers at the London Hippodrome
Richard Sawade aka " King of the Beasts" pictured with an assortment of his lions and tigers with which he was appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901 1901

Claire Heliot, lion tamer
Madame Claire Heliot, renowned female lion tamer with one of her dangerous pets at the time she was wowing audiences at the London Hippodrome

Herr Seeth in a den of lions at the London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth and his twenty-one forest-bred lions, a hugely popular act at the newly-opened London Hippodrome in early 1900. The lions were presented to Seeth by King Menelik of Ethiopia

London Hippodrome, Madame Heliot & her lions
Madame Claire Heliot feeding raw beef to her lions (and a couple of dogs), in the arena of the London Hippodrome in 1901 in what The Sphere describes as " a very daring performance"

Military Ceremony, 8th Ardwick Battalion, Manchester
Military wreath-laying ceremony, 8th Ardwick Battalion, Manchester Regiment Territorial Army, Sergeant Welsby and others

Cartoon, George Leybourne, music hall singer
Cartoon portrait, George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. 1880s

Poster, Probst Circus, Hungary. 1972

Cartoon, The Grand Old Man (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Grand Old Man - Does this look like knuckling under? William Gladstone as the fearless British Lion. 1885

Aerial view of Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, in about 1730, with fields visible in the near distance. The villages of Hampstead, Highgate and Islington can be seen on the horizon. Date: 1730

Colour Woodcut print of Trafalgar Square, London. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration

Antique mosaic floor from the House of the Faun, Pompeii
Antique mosaic floor picture of cupid holding a goblet riding on a lion from the House of the Faun, Casa del Fauno House of Goethe in Pompeii, excavated 10th December 1830

Herald of the Rhineland and Pfalz Bavaria; Herold der Reinland und Pfalzbavarische. In armorial tunic with the Palatine lion of Pflaz, the silver and blue lozenges of Bavaria

Herald of Old Bavaria, Herold der altbavarische. He wears an armorial tunic with the silver and blue lozenges of Bavaria, and holds an escutcheon with Palatine lion and Bavarian arms

Armorial of the region of Pfalz Bavaria, Pfalzbayer Wappen. Arms of Bavaria, fusele en bande d argent et d azur, and Palatine lion. With the escutcheon of the city of Munich (a monk holding a bible)

Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Muslim Albanian ruler of western Rumelia, the Lion of Yannina (1740-1822). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More

Golden lion tamarin or golden marmoset, Leontopithecus rosalia. Endangered. Simia rosalia Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Andreas Eisenmann after an illustration by Jacques de Seve

Barbary lion, female, Panthera leo barbaricus, extinct
Barbary lion, female, Panthera leo barbaricus (Felis leoena barbarica) extinct. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Lioness and cubs with trainer, Panthera leo. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Buffy-headed marmoset 1, and golden lion tamarin 2, 3
Buffy-headed marmoset, Callithrix flaviceps (endangered) 1, and golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia (endangered) 2, 3

Title page from Illustrated History of Natural Animals, 1827
Title page lithographed by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Animals, Zurich, 1827

Scythian and Egyptian gods
Scythian bearded god from the Column of Theodosius 1, Egyptian goddess of the Earth with disc and lion 2, and the Egyptian god Anubis 3

Prince of Wales Vase in jasper. With figure of Britannia and a lion, medallion of George, crown and feathers, with lion and horse at base. Chromolithograph by W

Orpheus with lyre from the viridarium (garden)
Wall painting of Orpheus with lyre from the viridarium (garden) of the House of Vesonius Primus, a fuller. He is surrounded by animals including a lion, cougar, boar, stag, rabbit, and blue flamingo

Enamel clay tiles, 13th century
Enamel clay tiles with heraldic devices, 13th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Constantine killing Maxentius in the Battle
Roman Emperor Constantine killing Maxentius in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Milan, 312. Painting on the North Side of the Chancel

Lioness, Panthera leo, with cubs. Vulnerable. Handcolored engraving by Madame Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Lion, Panthera leo, hunting an antilope. Vulnerable
Lion, Panthera leo, hunting an antilope while a female lion watches. Vulnerable.Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Susemihl from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Sculpture of a lion attacking a horse. Found in an old mill at Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiensis). Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilis Il Museo Capitolino

Walrus, northern fur seal, and sea lion
Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, and South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de

King of England, le roi d angleterre. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

Count of Flanders, Comte de Flandre. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

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