Animal held in captivity by humans, including livestock, pets, and wild animals

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.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 11 x 10.5 cm

A chimpanzee sitting by a table drinking tea. Wood engraving after H Weir, ca 1845.

1 painting : watercolour, with fine brush ; image 12.5 x 20.2 cm

1 print : lithograph ; image 29.2 x 40.1 cm

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Captive wild animals

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A man plays a tambourine as a bear with its arms held back is encouraged to dance. Watercolour.

A chimpanzee sitting by a table drinking tea. Wood engraving after H Weir, ca 1845.

A man with his performing bear watched by a group of people. Watercolour by an Indian painter, 18--.

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.

Captive wild animals

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A man plays a tambourine as a bear with its arms held back is encouraged to dance. Watercolour.

A chimpanzee sitting by a table drinking tea. Wood engraving after H Weir, ca 1845.

A man with his performing bear watched by a group of people. Watercolour by an Indian painter, 18--.

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.

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