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Captive wild animals

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  • 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.
  • A man with his performing bear watched by a group of people. Watercolour by an Indian painter, 18--.
  • A man plays a tambourine as a bear with its arms held back is encouraged to dance. Watercolour.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    American zoo : a sociological safari / David Grazian.

    Grazian, David | Date: [2015]
    • Pictures
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    A man plays a tambourine as a bear with its arms held back is encouraged to dance. Watercolour.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 34334i
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    Menagerie : the history of exotic animals in England, 1100-1837 / Caroline Grigson.

    Grigson, Caroline, 1935- | Date: 2016
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    A chimpanzee sitting by a table drinking tea. Wood engraving after H Weir, ca 1845.

    Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906. | Date: 7 June 1845] | Reference: 39723i
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    A man with his performing bear watched by a group of people. Watercolour by an Indian painter, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 575925i
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