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Ursidae

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Carnivora

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Images from the collections

Images about Ursidae

25 images from works
  • 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.
  • The world campaign for bears / Libearty: World Society for the Protection of Animals.
  • A bear wearing a hat and a cloak, selling pills to a group of country folk in Leipzig. Watercolour.
  • Bear in mind that bread made from Magic Yeast will cure indigestion : get the entire menagerie.
  • 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.

Works from the collections

33 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    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.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 573488i
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Moodie, Roy Lee (1880-1934), palaeopathologist

    Moodie, Roy Lee, 1880-1934. | Date: 1907-1934 | Reference: MSS.5898-5938
    • Pictures
    • Online

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

    Stewart, James, 1791-1863. | Date: 1850-1859 | Reference: 41120i
    • Pictures

    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.

    Bouchardon, Edme, 1698-1762. | Date: [1737] | Reference: 2889820i
    • Books
    • Online

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

    Bourguignat, J. R. (Jules René), 1829-1892. | Date: [1868?]

Related topics

Human behavior - Animal models
Lions
Head
Captive wild animals

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