Polar Bear Collection

Beyond Mans Footsteps, 1894 (1909). Artist: Briton Riviere
Beyond Mans Footsteps, 1894 (1909). In the icy wilderness around the North Pole. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 8, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Painting held at the Royal Holloway College, University of London, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Mrs. Chas. W. Fairbanks seated holding fan, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Chas. W. Fairbanks seated holding fan, 1910.

Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. A German soldier hugs a chained bear (Russia) crying. Design for a political cartoon in the magazine De Ware Jacob

View of ships sailing in the Arctic, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of ships sailing in the Arctic, 1742-1801. Ships sail between the ice floes. In the foreground, two polar bears

Whaling Grounds in the Arctic Ocean, 1654-1708. Creator: Abraham Storck
Whaling Grounds in the Arctic Ocean, 1654-1708

Bear pit, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Bear pit, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910

Zoo, Washington, D.C.: Bears, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Zoo, Washington, D.C.: Bears, 1916
National Zoo, Washington, D.C.: Polar Bears, 1916

Zoo, Washington, D.C.: Bears, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Zoo, Washington, D.C.: Bears, 1916
National Zoo, Washington, D.C.: Polar Bears, 1916

Map of Alaska and adjoining regions, 1882. Creator: Ivan Petrof
Map of Alaska and adjoining regions, 1882. This multi-sheet map was produced by Ivan Petroff (also seen as Petroof and Petrof), a U.S

An Arctic scene; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
An Arctic scene; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

The International Fur Store, 163-165 Regent Street, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The International Fur Store, 163-165 Regent Street, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Panel, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868) / Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century
Panel, Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868)/ Meiji period (1868-1912), 19th century

The Dutch Whaling Fleet, 1690 / 1700. Creator: Abraham Storck
The Dutch Whaling Fleet, 1690/1700. Sailors harpooning whales and attacking polar bears

Miniature Polar Bear, Saint Petersburg, c. 1890 / 00. Creator: FabergeWorkshop
Miniature Polar Bear, Saint Petersburg, c. 1890/00

Law of the Wild, 1881. Creator: Charles S. Raleigh
Law of the Wild, 1881

Polar bear, 1796. Creator: Marechal, Nicolas (1753-1802)
Polar bear, 1796. Private Collection

Fighting Polar Bears, 1839. Creator: Biard, Francois-August (1798-1882)
Fighting Polar Bears, 1839. Found in the collection of Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum

Polar Bear, from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1890

An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay, 1871. Creator: William Bradford
An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay, 1871

A Relief Party in Search of Sir John Franklin, 19th century, (1946). Creator: Unknown
A Relief Party in Search of Sir John Franklin, 19th century, (1946). In 1845, John Franklin led a British expedition to find the Northwest Passage

Whale or Greenland Fishery, 1720, (1946). Creator: Elisha Kirkall
Whale or Greenland Fishery, 1720, (1946). British whaling ships off the coast of Greenland: sailors in small rowing boats hunt whales with harpoons; men attack a polar bear at bottom left

Beyond Mans Footsteps, c1894, (c1930). Creator: Briton Riviere
Beyond Mans Footsteps, c1894, (c1930). A polar bear watches the sunset in the icy wilderness of the Arctic. The artist did not visit the region: he drew a captive bear in London Zoo

Polar bear from Spitzbergen, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Polar bear from Spitzbergen, c1928. Polar bear found in Svalbard, northern Norway. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Budapest Zoo, Budapest, Hungary, (1910-1912), c2014-2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Budapest Zoo, Budapest, Hungary, (1910-1912), c2014-2017. Designed by Karoly Kos, Dezso Zrumeczky and Kornel Neuscholss-Knusli (architects). Main Entrance of Budapest zoo

The Bright Aurora Lights Up The Icy North, 1935
The Bright Aurora Lights Up The Icy North, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Polar Bears watching for Seals at an Ice Hole, c1867-1910. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
Polar Bears watching for Seals at an Ice Hole, c1867-1910

Wreckage, c1867-1910. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
Wreckage, c1867-1910. Painting of two polar bears clinging to a tree trunk in the water

I Took the Lantern and Gave Him a Whack on the Head With It, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: H Egidus
I Took the Lantern and Gave Him a Whack on the Head With It, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

A Dead Bear on Reindeer Island (August 21st, 1893), 1893 (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

Flying over the Polar Wastes, 1927. From The Wonder Book of Aircraft, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co, Limited, London & Melbourne, 1927]

Beyond Mans Footsteps, c1894, (1928). Artist: Briton Riviere
Beyond Mans Footsteps, c1894, (1928). Painting held at the Tate Britain. From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]

The Cache Destroyed, c1856, (1928). Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) an American explorer and a medical officer, who was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin in

A Party from the Tegetthoff Encounters A Bear, c1876, (1928). A party from the arctic research ship SMS Tegetthoff (1872)

Study of a Polar Bears Head, c1901. Artist: John MacAllan Swan
Study of a Polar Bears Head, c1901. From The Studio Volume 22. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1901]

Polar bear on the Mappin Terrace at London Zoo, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Polar bear on the Mappin Terrace at London Zoo, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Adam Naming the Creatures, 1847. Artist: Nathaniel Currier
Adam Naming the Creatures, 1847

Polar Bear Attacked by Eskimo Dogs, 1877. Husky dogs attacking a polar bear

The Finish pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

The incident at the menagerie, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The incident at the menagerie, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to Le Petit Journal, 19th September 1891

Winter quarters of Willem Barents expedition to the Arctic, 1596-1597. Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594, 1595 and 1596-1597 in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia

Waiting to be Won, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Waiting to be Won, 1875. The Queen of the Arctic is perched on an iceberg with two polar bears at her feet. This relates to the New Arctic Expedition at the start of which two ships

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