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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 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.

A bear resting in its cave and sucking at its paws. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

A bear. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 178-.

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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 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.

A bear resting in its cave and sucking at its paws. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

A bear. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 178-.