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Tiger hunting

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Big game hunting

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Images about Tiger hunting

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  • A tiger lies in the foreground shot by an archer who appears between the trees; illustration for a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching by W. Hollar, 1668.
  • Tiger hunting in India: men riding elephants shoot at a tiger that tries to escape by swimming across a river. Watercolour, 18--.
  • A tiger hunt, showing a dismounted hunter being set-upon by tigers (or leopards?), while his fellow exotically-dressed hunters look on in horror. Engraving by J.J. Flipart, 1773, after F. Boucher.
  • Burma: hunters on elephants confront a tiger on a wagon. Gouache painting.
  • A tiger lies in the foreground shot by an archer who appears between the trees; illustration for a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching after W. Hollar.

Works from the collections

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    Burma: hunters on elephants confront a tiger on a wagon. Gouache painting.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 727620i
    Part of: Burma: courtly ceremonies, amusements and sports. Gouache paintings.
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    A tiger lies in the foreground shot by an archer who appears between the trees; illustration for a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching after W. Hollar.

    Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. | Reference: 39886i
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    Tiger hunting in India: men riding elephants shoot at a tiger that tries to escape by swimming across a river. Watercolour, 18--.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 577169i
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    A tiger lies in the foreground shot by an archer who appears between the trees; illustration for a fable by J. Ogilby. Etching by W. Hollar, 1668.

    Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. | Reference: 39653i
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    A tiger hunt, showing a dismounted hunter being set-upon by tigers (or leopards?), while his fellow exotically-dressed hunters look on in horror. Engraving by J.J. Flipart, 1773, after F. Boucher.

    Boucher, François, 1703-1770. | Date: [1789/1800?] | Reference: 565106i

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