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The Execution of Louisa Mabree, the French Midwife. Creator: UnknownThe Execution of Louisa Mabree, the French Midwife. A woman is burned alive in a cage filled with black cats suspended over a blazing fire
Buy a fine singing Bird, Cries of London, (c1688?). Artist: Pierce TempestBuy a fine singing Bird, (c1688?). A seller of singing birds, carrying two cages, one containing a solitary bird, the other several. From Cries of London, (c1688?)
A corner of Leadenhall Market, London, c1901 (1901). Leadenhall Market, in the City, is one of the oldest markets in London, dating from the 14th century. From Living London, Vol
Chinese Criminals in Death Cages, c1900. [M. Sternberg, Hong Kong, c1900]
Birdcages, 1907 (1935). Artist: Harrington MannBirdcages, 1907 (1935). After the painting by Harrington Mann. From Modern Masterpieces Part 23. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]
This is a pretty present for a Master of Hounds to receive, 1865. Artists: John Leech, Hablot Knight BrowneThis is a pretty present for a Master of Hounds to receive, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, written by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by John Leech and H.K. Phiz Browne
At Jamrachs, London, 1887At Jamrach s, London, 1887. Charles Jamrach was a dealer in wild animals, whose premises were on The Highway in East London. A print from The Illustrated London News, 19th Febuary 1887
Feeding the pets, 1880Feeding the pets;, 1880. Print from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 15 May 1880
Captured man-eating tiger blamed for 200 deaths, Calcutta, India, c1903. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodCaptured man-eating tiger blamed for 200 deaths, Calcutta, India, 1903. Stereoscopic card
Caged Lion with sleeping woman. c19th century
A group of buyers of canaries, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest FlammarionA group of buyers of canaries, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)
General view of the bird market, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest FlammarionGeneral view of the bird market, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)
The Mode of training Blood Hounds in St Domingo and of exercising them by Chasseurs, 1805. Artist: John BarlowThe Mode of training Blood Hounds in St Domingo and of exercising them by Chasseurs, 1805. A French soldier showing a negro slave to a pack of caged bloodhounds
Tinan the orangutan, 1896. Artist: Henri MeyerTinan the orangutan, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th December 1896
The new wildcat house at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniThe new wildcat house at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1895. People queuing to look at captive tigers. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st March 1895
The incident at the menagerie, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1891. Artist: Henri MeyerThe incident at the menagerie, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to Le Petit Journal, 19th September 1891
The lion aeronauts, 1903. Lions in a cage carried aloft by a balloon. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 14 August 1903
Walther von der Vogelweide, 1304-1340. Illustration of the 13th-century German poet, from the Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift, University of Heidelberg Library
Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, London, c1820. Edward Cross kept his menagerie here until Exeter Change was demolished in 1829 and he moved it to the Surrey Gardens, Walworth c1830
Market, c1845. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasMarket, c1845. Showing a woman and two men carrying baskets of chickens, or carrying the birds themselves. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Assyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt, 7th centuryAssyrian relief of a lion being released from a cage for a hunt from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century
Combat between a lion and a bull, Spain, 1894. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 30th December 1894
The Universities Boat-Race, 1883. In this illustration of the University Boat Race, a group of cheering students are enabled to maintain a proper distance from the rowdy proletariat on the other side
Beware!, 1863. Artist: John TennielBeware!, 1863. The keeper, ( Mr Punch), says: He Ain t Asleep, Young Jonathan; So You d Best Not Irritate Him. President Lincoln pokes a cautious sword-point at the quiet British Lion