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A brown bear climbing up a tree. Etching by J. Tookey after J. C. Ibbetson.

The world campaign for bears / Libearty: World Society for the Protection of Animals.

Human physiognomies next to animal physiognomies, showing the relations between certain of the species. Etching, c. 1820, after C. Le Brun.

A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.

A bear wearing a hat and a cloak, selling pills to a group of country folk in Leipzig. Watercolour.

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A bear wearing a spiked helmet and a gun is walking over a bridge marked "Protocol" which is supported by rulers of different countries. Drawing by M.C.P. (?), 12 July 1877.

A chained bear being made to dance by a man holding a stick, accompanied by a piper and watched by a crowd. Lithograph by Roche, 1817.

David holds the head of Goliath; soldiers dressed in contemporary uniform stand by. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after himself, 1609.

A lion and a bear snarling at one another. Etching by W-S Howitt.

A bear overturns a barrel and is stung by bees; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Moodie, Roy Lee (1880-1934), palaeopathologist

A group of different bears fighting for prey. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

A statue of a hunter capturing a wild bear. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by J.P. le Bas after E. Bouchardon, 1737.

Notice prodromique sur quelques ursidae d'Algérie / [J.R. Bourguignat].

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Ursidae

Images from the collections

Images referencing Ursidae

Works from the collections

A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.

Moodie, Roy Lee (1880-1934), palaeopathologist

A group of different bears fighting for prey. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

A statue of a hunter capturing a wild bear. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by J.P. le Bas after E. Bouchardon, 1737.

Notice prodromique sur quelques ursidae d'Algérie / [J.R. Bourguignat].

Ursidae

Images from the collections

Images referencing Ursidae

Works from the collections

A bear wearing a crown and holding a sword is about to attack a lion lying on a sheet of paper inscribed "Treaty obligation". Pencil drawing.

Moodie, Roy Lee (1880-1934), palaeopathologist

A group of different bears fighting for prey. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

A statue of a hunter capturing a wild bear. Etching by the Comte de Caylus and engraving by J.P. le Bas after E. Bouchardon, 1737.

Notice prodromique sur quelques ursidae d'Algérie / [J.R. Bourguignat].

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