Bear Gallery

On Order of the Lion, a Piece of Skin is Taken from the Bear, A Piece of the Front Paws

On Order of the Lion, a Piece of Skin is Taken from the Bear, A Piece of the Front Paws of the Wolf and a Piece from the She-Wolf's Hind Paws are Skinned. From Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox, 1650-75. Fourth state of five.

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'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. After two years with no news of the expedition, rescuers set out to search for the missing men. Here sailors fight polar bears on Artic ice, with a tall ship in the distance. After a Baxter print, 'The Arctic Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin', in the National Trust collection at Peckover House, Cambridgeshire. From "British Polar Explorers", by Admiral Sir Edward Evans. [Collins, London, 1946]

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'Bear-Baiting in a Stuart Bear Pit', c1934. Artist: Unknown

'Bear-Baiting in a Stuart Bear Pit', c1934. Illustration showing English mastiff dogs attacking a chained bear, 'a favourite amusement of the people in Stuart times, although it was prohibited by the Puritans during the Commonwealth'...'After the Restoration bear-baiting rose once more into high favour, and it did not cease as a popular amusement in London till 1750'. From The Romance of the Nation, Volume Two, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., London, c1934]

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