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A lion attacking a stag; sheep and cow in the background. Engraving.

A lion attacking a horse. Engraving by R. Collin, 1679, after J. von Sandrart.

A pack of hounds attacking and running after wild boar. Etching by F. Joullain, 1734 after A. F. Desportes after F. Snyders.

Three hunting dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching after A. Hondius, 1679.

A lion attacking a wild boar. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after Titian (?), ca. 1800.

A huntsman sitting on a tree is about to shoot a lynx that has pounced upon a wild boar. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

A pack of hounds attacking a wolf ferociously in a forest. Etching with engraving by F. Joullain after A. F. Desportes.

A monkey forcing a cat to retrieve hot chestnuts, so burning its paws on the stove; two kittens in the background. Engraving by R. Graves after E. Landseer, ca. 1850.

A horse attacked by a lion. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.

Two bulls fighting by a pond; frogs in the foreground. Etching by S. Howitt.

A lion approaching a lioness; another lion looks on from behind a rock. Mezzotint by R. Houston after G. Stubbs, 1773.

A woman and a soldier, both on horseback, are attacked by wolves while riding in the Alps in winter. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1798, after W. Hamilton.

Two hunting dogs chasing a bear in a forest. Etching after A. Hondius.

Secrets of the sequence. Pt. 102.

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Aggressive behavior in animals

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Images about Aggressive behavior in animals

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Three hunting dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching after A. Hondius, 1679.

A woman and a soldier, both on horseback, are attacked by wolves while riding in the Alps in winter. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1798, after W. Hamilton.

A lion attacking a stag; sheep and cow in the background. Engraving.

Two hunting dogs chasing a bear in a forest. Etching after A. Hondius.

Secrets of the sequence. Pt. 102.

Aggressive behavior in animals

Images from the collections

Images about Aggressive behavior in animals

Works from the collections

Three hunting dogs chasing a porcupine. Etching after A. Hondius, 1679.

A woman and a soldier, both on horseback, are attacked by wolves while riding in the Alps in winter. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1798, after W. Hamilton.

A lion attacking a stag; sheep and cow in the background. Engraving.

Two hunting dogs chasing a bear in a forest. Etching after A. Hondius.

Secrets of the sequence. Pt. 102.

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