Lions Collection

Granada / The Alhambra
The Court of Lions

The Lions Bride by Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max
The Lions Bride - a painting by Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (18401915) was a Prague-born Austrian painter. The scene was depicted in motion picture form as an hommage in the Gloria Swanson film

African Lioness - close up of female (Panthera leo)

Lions and Dead Quagga, by Thomas Baines
Lions and Dead Quagga, Vultures and Adjutants, Zululand, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). (3 of 5) Date: 1874

Poster, Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and Zoo, featuring lions and an elephant. Date: circa 1950s

Sleeping Lions / F. Lewis
A sleeping lion and lioness. (panthera leo)

Alhambra. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Alhambra. Patio of the Lions. Hispano-Moresque art. Nasrid dynasty. Architecture

Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar Gate). 575 BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Alhambra / Spain / Lions Crt
The Court of the Lions within the Palace of the Alhambra

Circus Poster / Paris
A poster for Cirque d ete (Summer circus) in the Champs Elysees, Paris. Open every evening, there are clowns, lions and horses, to name but a few acts

Daniel in Lions Den
Nebuchadnezzar casts Daniel into a den of lions, with the intention that they would eat him; instead, they let him be, recognising that he is under Gods protection

Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Cha
Italy. Sicily. Palerm. Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Chapel. Christ with Saint Peter and Paul above the throne stage. 12 th century

Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lion
Mr Pastry, aka the comic actor Richard Hearne (1908-1979), with a lion. Date: circa 1960s

African Lion - cub lying down alert whilst adults are resting (Panthera leo). Ndutu area between Serengeti and Ngorongoro - Tanzania

James F Byrne, rugby player and cricketer
James Frederick Byrne (1871-1954), rugby player for England and the British and Irish Lions, and first-class cricketer for Warwickshire (captain). 1890s

WWI - The Lion Roused - British Propaganda postcard full of strength, defiance and patriotism. The confidence evident in 1914... Date: 1914

Hunting Trophies - A Good Bag - British East Africa (Modern Kenya). Date: circa 1910s

RICHARD I 1157 - 1199
RICHARD I, THE LIONHEART Depicted riding into battle, broadsword in hand, armoured from head to foot. His shield bears three lions passant, the English Kings royal symbol

Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales. circa 1960s

Italiy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Noahs Ark. Mosaic. 1
Noah free the animals of the ark, Mosaic from the Pala d Oro or Golden Altar 12th-14th centuries. Saint Marks Basilica. Venice. Italy

Trafalgar Square Lions
Nelson thanks Edwin Landseer for the lions which are finally installed at the foot of his column in Trafalgar Square. Date: 1867

Tiger Trainer 1930S
Tiger trainer Miss Cilly Heyderich, giving one of her tigers a piggy back! Date: early 1930s

Herr Seeth and his performing animals, London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth, lion tamer, in the arena at the London Hippodrome with two of his lions forming behind him with ponies and dogs. Date: 1903

People in the Lion House at London Zoo. Date: circa 1910

Women Washing Dishes
Three young women (" Three Lions", perhaps in some way connected with womens services during World War Two) washing and drying dishes together in a large kitchen

Trafalgar Square / Chromo
A view of Trafalgar Square looking up towards the National Gallery, showing Nelsons Column, the lions and the fountains

Trafalgar Sq before Lion
Trafalgar Square before the lions came

Cartoon, Disraeli Measuring the British Lion
Cartoon, The State of the Nation, Disraeli Measuring the British Lion. Mr Disraelis motion for a Select Committee to consider the state of the nation, in consequence of the repeal of the Corn Law

Fruit Label --s Musmeci Costa, Messina, Sicily, exporters of citrus fruit and vegetables. Depicting two lions and an array of medals. Date: 20th century

Bridge - Pont de Ghazirah - Cairo
Pont de Ghazirah - Bridge over the Nile at Cairo built by a French Ironworks. When Egypt became British, the two statues of the (very English) lions were added!

Construction of the Lions, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867
Engraving showing the construction of the lion statues at the base of Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867. In the background, one of the lions is kept under wraps

Shipping wild animals in the London Docks
Animals of Messrs. Howe and Cushings menagerie being loaded at the London Docks. An elephant is being hoisted up by a chain and girth to be put on board the ship, while a cage full of lions

Snow Trafalgar Square
A man sweeps a path in the heavy snow at the base of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square. Note Landseers lions covered in snow

Uniforms of the Portuguese cavalry, 1800s
Uniforms of the Portuguese Army, 1800s. Mounted Lisbon police guard 5, cavalryman from the Legion of Alorgna, and cavalryman from the Regiment of Alcantara

Lawrence Dallaglio (Lions 1997) - England rugby player Date: 1990s - 2000s

Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Daniel in the Lions Den

Barnum's Circus in Ramsgate in 1899

Lion's Head From Tower Of General Post Office
Lion's, Head, from, Tower, of, General, Post, Office, Cape, Town, South, Africa, Valentine's, postcard, circa, 1910, , 13974338

Table Mountain, Devil's Peak, Lion's Head, Cape Town, South Africa - Valentine's postcard c. 1910 Date: circa 1910

London Zoo - A large male Lion anticipating someone ignoring the warning sign

Indian Idol in the grounds, Sandringham, Norfolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Sea Lions, Groudle Glen, Isle of Man - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Laughing Animals
An illustration portraying a gentleman smoking a cigar, walking alongside a young lady wearing a decorative patterned dress and an extravagant hat, a crowd of animals including an elephant, pelican

Lion
A detailed illustration of a grand male lion's head. Date: circa 1917

Film, Three Kings, A Tale of the Circus
British & Foreign Films, Three Kings, A Tale of the Circus, directed by Hans Steinoff Date: 1929

Novelty line drawing of a lion's head faces the Union Flag
The head is made up from the names of the Colonies - Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand and African Colonies. WW1 Date: circa 1915

The Great Blondini - walking the high wire above four lions
A slightly fanciful illustration of French tightrope walker Charles Blondin (Jean Francois Gravelet) (1824-1897) - walking the high wire above a pit of four large male lions. Date: circa 1850s

Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Alexandra
Edward, Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Date: circa 1863

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