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Lebendigkeit im Bild : Joseph Wolf und die Tiermalerei im 19. Jahrhundert / Nicole Ricarda Sußet.

A fox, sitting on a tree trunk, is enticing a bear to poke its head in the hollow of the trunk, so as to trap the bear's head. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

A red deer stag rutting on a hill by Balmoral Castle. Colour reproduction of a wood engraving after J Wolf, 1863.

Reynard the fox is lowering himself into a well by sitting on the well-bucket, while the wolf is raised out of the well by the same move. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

A fox dressed as a monk is greeting a passing hare with a walking stick. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

A cat is caught and strangulated by a rope in a haybarn with a fox looking on. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

A fox in a monk's habit is apparently deeply engrossed in praying while it approaches the chicken run outside the monastery. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

A fox is petitioning the lion dressed as king, while injured animals surround the throne. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

A fox, a monkey and a badger are deliberating directions at a crossing. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

Inside the fox's abode, the old fox is stuffing a hare's head into a bag while the female fox is entertaining the young. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

The limbs, hands and feet of a male gorilla. Lithograph by F. Robinson, 1865, after J. Wolf.

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

A ram, possibly of the blue or Burrhel sheep, with long curved horns. Lithograph by J Wolf.

Two chimpanzees sheltering in trees. Wood engraving by J.W. Whymper after J. Wolf.

A large male gorilla. Coloured lithograph by J Wolf.

The life and habits of wild animals / illustrated by Joseph Wolf ; engraved by J.W. & Edward Whymper ; with descriptive letter-press by Daniel Giraud Elliot.

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Joseph Wolf

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Images by Joseph Wolf

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A fox, a monkey and a badger are deliberating directions at a crossing. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

Reynard the fox is lowering himself into a well by sitting on the well-bucket, while the wolf is raised out of the well by the same move. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

Two chimpanzees sheltering in trees. Wood engraving by J.W. Whymper after J. Wolf.

A large male gorilla. Coloured lithograph by J Wolf.

The life and habits of wild animals / illustrated by Joseph Wolf ; engraved by J.W. & Edward Whymper ; with descriptive letter-press by Daniel Giraud Elliot.

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Joseph Wolf

Images from the collections

Images by Joseph Wolf

Works from the collections

A fox, a monkey and a badger are deliberating directions at a crossing. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

Reynard the fox is lowering himself into a well by sitting on the well-bucket, while the wolf is raised out of the well by the same move. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.

Two chimpanzees sheltering in trees. Wood engraving by J.W. Whymper after J. Wolf.

A large male gorilla. Coloured lithograph by J Wolf.

The life and habits of wild animals / illustrated by Joseph Wolf ; engraved by J.W. & Edward Whymper ; with descriptive letter-press by Daniel Giraud Elliot.

Frequent collaborators

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