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Background imagePaws Collection: A Tiger approaches

A Tiger approaches
A fantastic picture of a large male Tiger approaching with menace. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Background imagePaws Collection: Rhinos attack a Lion

Rhinos attack a Lion
Curse of the Great White Rhino. Two rhinos charge and attack a Lion. Pen and Ink (with wash) preliminary sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Background imagePaws Collection: WWI - The Lion Roused - British Propaganda postcard

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

Background imagePaws Collection: KETTLE CAT

KETTLE CAT
A ginger cat about to be boiled in a kettle on the kitchen hob!

Background imagePaws Collection: Paddy Paws

Paddy Paws

Background imagePaws Collection: White bulldog puppy with poultry

White bulldog puppy with poultry
A white bulldog puppy meets some poultry during a visit to the country, and stands with his front paws in a dish of food. Date: 1905

Background imagePaws Collection: The Flag

The Flag
An evocative painting of a soldier, who lay dead at the paws of a lion, (a symbol of Britain) with a Canadian red ensign flag draped over him to a grieving gathering of people

Background imagePaws Collection: Fall Whippet 1962 Dogs Breeds Heathermead Ada

Fall Whippet 1962 Dogs Breeds Heathermead Ada
fall, whippet, 1962, dogs, breeds, heathermead, ada, lying, down, front, paws, crossed, owner, selway, dog, with, the, 10106860

Background imagePaws Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl doing the housework

Comic postcard, Little girl doing the housework Date: circa 1918

Background imagePaws Collection: Pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus

Pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
Head, paws, claws and newborn pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, and young leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration from nature by Christian Nicolaus

Background imagePaws Collection: Portrait of a Labrador puppy

Portrait of a Labrador puppy. Date: early 1960s

Background imagePaws Collection: FALL / PUG / 1926

FALL / PUG / 1926
Four pugs stand in two baskets with front paws on the rim. L to R: VERONICA, DON JUAN, SCARAMOUCH and HIS MAJESTY OF BROADWAY Owner: Powers Date: 1926

Background imagePaws Collection: FALL / MINI POODLE / RAMA

FALL / MINI POODLE / RAMA
RAMA OF PIPERSCROFT Colour: Black, with the lower section of its tail and its paws clipped. Owner: Boyd Date: 1941

Background imagePaws Collection: SEA HORSE BELON

SEA HORSE BELON
Marine creature with a horse- like head, front paws and a serpents tail Date: 1553

Background imagePaws Collection: Sphinx - Thames Embankment - Base of Cleopatras Needle

Sphinx - Thames Embankment - Base of Cleopatras Needle
Sphinx - River Thames Embankment - Base of Cleopatras Needle. Westminster and Hungerford Bridge can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePaws Collection: The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt

The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt - aerial photograph. Note the site is still being excavated at this stage. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePaws Collection: A Common Badger (Meles meles)

A Common Badger (Meles meles), emerging from the undergrowth. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - with boy reading Mickey Mouse book

Susi - with boy reading Mickey Mouse book
Susi - with boy reading a Mickey Mouse book. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Bull terrier and dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair

Bull terrier and dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair
A bull terrier and a dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair -- Turps or Tirpz (short for Tirpitz or Turpentine) finds a new use for bull terriers (Aldins own dogs). Date: 1930

Background imagePaws Collection: Little boy and pet dog in back of car, with dog visitor

Little boy and pet dog in back of car, with dog visitor
A little boy and his pet dog in the back of car receive a visit from another dog. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePaws Collection: Black Panther

Black Panther
A highly stylised airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith of a Black Panther, a melanistic jaguar (Panthera onca), on the prowl through a moodily-lit jungle setting

Background imagePaws Collection: Girl and dog shelter from the rain

Girl and dog shelter from the rain
A young girl in red leggings and jacket sheleters from a rain strom under an umbrella alongside her slightly-perplexed-looking (and very large) pet dog. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - getting tired of playing chess

Susi - getting tired of playing chess. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - holding a flag

Susi - holding a flag behind a fence. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - with books and papers

Susi - with books and papers at a desk. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - on a writing desk

Susi - on a writing desk
Susi - with papers on a writing desk. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Great Dane and woman on a pebbly beach

Great Dane and woman on a pebbly beach
Unusual Friends - Great Dane and woman on a pebbly beach. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Airedale terrier resting on the floor

Airedale terrier resting on the floor
Unusual Friends - Airedale terrier resting on the floor. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Kitten lying on its back

Kitten lying on its back
Unusual Friends - kitten lying on its back. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Labrador dog at window, with typewriter, Crediton, Devon

Labrador dog at window, with typewriter, Crediton, Devon
Labrador dog at an open window, with a manual typewriter inside the room, Crediton, Devon. Date: 1963

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - with manual typewriter

Susi - with manual typewriter
Susi - standing on top of a manual typewriter, her back paws on the keys. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - piano duet with kitten

Susi - piano duet with kitten. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - with blank card

Susi - with blank card. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - resting on a football

Susi - resting on a football. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Four kittens and an envelope on a greetings card

Four kittens and an envelope on a greetings card, with an escaping mouse. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePaws Collection: Susi - with bicycle wheel

Susi - with bicycle wheel. 1950s

Background imagePaws Collection: Large dog with cute kitten

Large dog with cute kitten
A large dog holds a cute kitten between its front paws. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePaws Collection: Cute puppy on a cutout Christmas card

Cute puppy on a cutout Christmas card, with handwritten greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePaws Collection: White kitten in an envelope on a Christmas card

White kitten in an envelope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePaws Collection: Tabby kitten in an envelope on a Christmas card

Tabby kitten in an envelope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePaws Collection: Black kitten in an envelope on a Christmas card

Black kitten in an envelope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePaws Collection: Cartoon, Do not sell the bears skin, WW1

Cartoon, Do not sell the bears skin, WW1
Cartoon, Do not sell the bears skin, showing a large white bear (representing Bulgaria) with blood dripping from its claws, towering above its Central Powers colleagues from Germany

Background imagePaws Collection: Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil Aldin

Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil Aldin
Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier called Bunch, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here on his hind legs near the dinner table hoping for titbits (above)

Background imagePaws Collection: Illustration of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil Aldin

Illustration of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil Aldin
Illustration of a Sealyham terrier called Bunch, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here with its front paws on the arm of a chair. Date: 1932

Background imagePaws Collection: Illustration of an Irish Wolfhound by Cecil Aldin

Illustration of an Irish Wolfhound by Cecil Aldin -- possibly his own dog Mickie. Date: 1939

Background imagePaws Collection: Sealyham terrier sitting up and begging

Sealyham terrier sitting up and begging
A Sealyham terrier sitting up and begging -- Slickson the Champion Beggar. Date: 1930

Background imagePaws Collection: Dachshund puppy being nursed for indigestion

Dachshund puppy being nursed for indigestion
A Dachshund puppy who feels rather unwell, lying on his back on someones lap -- A Bad Attack of Indigestion. Date: 1930

Background imagePaws Collection: Dachshund puppy lying on a chair

Dachshund puppy lying on a chair
A dachshund puppy (Turps or Tirpz, short for Tirpitz or Turpentine) lying on a chair (Aldins own dog). Date: 1930

Background imagePaws Collection: Bull terrier relaxing in an armchair

Bull terrier relaxing in an armchair
A bull terrier relaxing in an armchair -- Cracker as a silly ass (Aldins own dog). Date: 1930

Background imagePaws Collection: Dog slipping off Tabithas window sill

Dog slipping off Tabithas window sill
A dog, Rags, spying on Tabithas tea party, slips off Tabithas window sill when Forager, supporting him on his back, decides to sit down. Date: 1914

Background imagePaws Collection: Actress Freda Wyn doing handstand in cat costume

Actress Freda Wyn doing handstand in cat costume
Freda Wyn, English actress (aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989), doing a handstand on stage in her cat costume during rehearsals for a pantomime, Puss in Boots

Background imagePaws Collection: Actress Freda Wyn in cat costume for a pantomime

Actress Freda Wyn in cat costume for a pantomime
Freda Wyn, English actress (aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989), posing in her cat costume for a pantomime, Puss in Boots, in which she appeared with the comic actor Jimmy Edwards at Streatham Hill

Background imagePaws Collection: Little boy photographing a kitten in a garden

Little boy photographing a kitten in a garden
A little boy photographing his pet kittten in a wheelbarrow in a garden. Not forgetting that someone else is photographing the boy, photographing the kittten! Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePaws Collection: Little boy photographing pet dog in a garden

Little boy photographing pet dog in a garden
A little boy photographing his pet dog on a chair in a garden. The dog is keeping obligingly still, with its front paws resting on the wooden arm of the chair

Background imagePaws Collection: Little boy with pet dog in a garden

Little boy with pet dog in a garden
A little boy with his pet dog in a garden. He is posing the dog on a chair, ready for taking a photograph. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePaws Collection: Studio portrait, woman with puppy

Studio portrait, woman with puppy
Studio portrait, woman with a puppy, photo by Griffiths, Sheerness on Sea. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePaws Collection: Studio portrait, woman with shaggy dog

Studio portrait, woman with shaggy dog
Studio portrait, elegant Edwardian woman holding the paw of a shaggy dog. Date: 1900s

Background imagePaws Collection: Lady Weymouth with a large dog

Lady Weymouth with a large dog
Lady Weymouth (formerly Daphne Winifred Louise Vivian, 1904-1997), later Marchioness of Bath, seen here shaking paws with a large dog. Date: 1938

Background imagePaws Collection: Couple and dog in a garden

Couple and dog in a garden -- the dog is sitting up and begging. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePaws Collection: Old lady teaching her dog

Old lady teaching her dog
Woman teaches her black dog how to give its paw Date: early 20th century

Background imagePaws Collection: Lion sleeping on paw

Lion sleeping on paw (Panthera leo). Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Background imagePaws Collection: Two otter cubs

Two otter cubs with wet fur

Background imagePaws Collection: Otter standing on its hind legs

Otter standing on its hind legs
An otter standing on its hind legs

Background imagePaws Collection: Cute kitten looking straight at the camera

Cute kitten looking straight at the camera
A cute kitten looking straight at the camera, possibly not very happy at being posed under the lid of a chest freezer! circa 1960s

Background imagePaws Collection: A cat and her family in the Trenches - WWI

A cat and her family in the Trenches - WWI
A cat and her family in the Trenches. The only inhabitants of a ruined farm near the front line. (The cat had evidently been hit by a shell fragment for one of its paws was missing)

Background imagePaws Collection: Rufus the cat drinks from a bowl, watched by a dog

Rufus the cat drinks from a bowl, watched by a dog
Dog Days -- Rufus the cat drinks milk from a bowl, watched by a hungry dog. Date: 1912

Background imagePaws Collection: Guardian Lion - Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits

Guardian Lion - Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits (designed by Robert Stephenson). The four large lions were sculpted in limestone by John Thomas. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePaws Collection: Kitten emerging from a leather boot

Kitten emerging from a leather boot
A black and white kitten emerging from a leather boot

Background imagePaws Collection: Lions drinking from a still pool

Lions drinking from a still pool
Stylised drawing by Raymond Sheppard of two African lions drinking by a still pool

Background imagePaws Collection: The Sphinx / Circa 1970

The Sphinx / Circa 1970
The Sphinx, believed to have been built by the Pharoah Chephren around 2650 BC. Extensive weathering has eroded the monument which is undergoing extensive repair

Background imagePaws Collection: Caracal (Lydekker)

Caracal (Lydekker)
(felis caracal) Also known as the Desert Lynx, It can spring about 3 metres vertically, and bats flying birds with its paws

Background imagePaws Collection: Wizard of Oz / Toto

Wizard of Oz / Toto
Toto wearing glasses and a big bow

Background imagePaws Collection: Cat and Ball of Wool

Cat and Ball of Wool
A cat sits in a basket and paws at a ball of wool

Background imagePaws Collection: Guard Dog, Lying Dog

Guard Dog, Lying Dog
An early British Mastiff, a breed which, at this time, was mainly used as a guard. Here the dog is brown, with white on its head, chest and paws

Background imagePaws Collection: Pet with Tender Feet

Pet with Tender Feet
My little pet has such tender paws !

Background imagePaws Collection: FUR TIE 1938

FUR TIE 1938
2-skin tie in stone marten fitch, with head, one fitch (= polecat) and two squirrel tails and six real paws. Silk- lined, 44 inches (112 cm) long

Background imagePaws Collection: Black and brown Dachshund

Black and brown Dachshund
A painting in black and brown colours of a sitting Dachshund gazing at the floor with large dangling ears



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