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Heads of leopards, lions, and a sheep. Drawing, c. 1789.

A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.

Bacchus with attendant satyrs sits drinking by a cave as Venus appears to him and offers him a cup of love. Engraving by J. Audran after A. Coypel, 1704.

An elephant and a leopard confront each other on opposite sides of a stream in an Indian desert. Coloured lithograph by E. Leroux after A.-G. Decamps, 1853.

A tiger and a sleeping leopard. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.

A band of lions and leopards headed by a crowned lioness. Wood engraving.

A leopard lying on the ground. Etching by M. De Bye after P. Potter.

A black big cat. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 178-.

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A band of lions and leopards headed by a crowned lioness. Wood engraving.

A leopard lying on the ground. Etching by M. De Bye after P. Potter.

A black big cat. Wood-engraving by T. Bewick, 178-.

A tiger and a sleeping leopard. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.

An elephant and a leopard confront each other on opposite sides of a stream in an Indian desert. Coloured lithograph by E. Leroux after A.-G. Decamps, 1853.