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Parasites: a parasitical worm, shown much enlarged, with its hosts. Gouache painting by J. Svoboda after L.W. Sambon.

The eye of a tiger in the shape of the map of Africa; advertising a reading of the play "Are there tigers in the Congo?" to commemorate World AIDS Day 1996. Colour lithograph by Petra Siegel for AIDS-Hilfe Leipzig, 1996.

Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

A woman throwing boxes of the cough-remedy Pulmoserina at lions; representing the ability of Pulmoserina to provide defence against respiratory diseases. Colour lithograph.

Shiva with the Ganges and Nandi bull with Durga and lion seated on lotuses. Gouache drawing.

A performer wrestling with a trained tiger. Watercolour drawing.

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

Durga slaying the Buffalo demon surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

Engraving of a Tiger

Durga riding on her lion killing a demon. Watercolour drawing.

A panoramic display of big cats. Etching by J Wolf, ca 1850, tinted by H Adlard.

Page 126: Durga with her arms on her mount being led by Hanuman. Watercolour drawing.

'A tiger in a bamboo jungle"

Page 147: a horseman killing an attacking tiger surrounded by deer and a dog. Watercolour drawing.

Durga riding on a tiger in triumph with Karthikeya and Hanuman. Coloured transfer lithograph.

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Tigers

Images from the collections

Images about Tigers

Works from the collections

Page 126: Durga with her arms on her mount being led by Hanuman. Watercolour drawing.

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

'A tiger in a bamboo jungle"

Page 147: a horseman killing an attacking tiger surrounded by deer and a dog. Watercolour drawing.

Durga riding on a tiger in triumph with Karthikeya and Hanuman. Coloured transfer lithograph.

Tigers

Images from the collections

Images about Tigers

Works from the collections

Page 126: Durga with her arms on her mount being led by Hanuman. Watercolour drawing.

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

'A tiger in a bamboo jungle"

Page 147: a horseman killing an attacking tiger surrounded by deer and a dog. Watercolour drawing.

Durga riding on a tiger in triumph with Karthikeya and Hanuman. Coloured transfer lithograph.

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