Claws Collection

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588

The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India

Two Owls Fighting over a Rat, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Hans Georg Muller
Two Owls Fighting over a Rat, late 17th-early 18th century

An Indian Hunting Trophy, 1876. Creator: Unknown
An Indian Hunting Trophy, 1876. A work of art, a taxidermised depiction of a tiger attacking a tame Indian elephant...'The "Indian Trophy", [consists] of an elephant and tiger

Cape bird, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape bird, 1786. A bird from the Cape of Good Hope: 'Cape bird, called turkey'

A crab, pincers, and two turtle shells, 1726-1779. Creator: Johann Gustav Hoch
A crab, pincers, and two turtle shells, 1726-1779

Le lion amoureux, c.1836. Creator: Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan
Le lion amoureux, c.1836. The Lion in Love. Scene from the fables of La Fontaine: a lion falls in love with a peasant's daughter and asks the father's permission to marry her

Fossil Foot of Dinornis, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fossil Foot of Dinornis, 1850. Lecture by Gideon Algernon Mantell on the extinct gigantic birds of New Zealand. The most extraordinary relics obtained from this spot were the entire series of bones

Signor Lablache as "Caliban", 1850. Creator: Unknown. Signor Lablache as "Caliban", 1850
Signor Lablache as "Caliban", 1850. Italian opera singer Luigi Lablache in Fromental Halevy's "La Tempesta", at Her Majesty's Theatre, London

Hercules and the Hydra; wielding a torch he attacks the winged, multi-headed Hydr... ca
Hercules and the Hydra; wielding a torch he attacks the winged, multi-headed Hydra in rocky landscape, a hawk attacks a heron in the sky, ca. 1500-1520

Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Man dressed in a full-body bear costume. The bear had the duty of guarding the dance house

Dangerous Bird Nesting; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
Dangerous Bird Nesting; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. [Bird of prey attacking a man who is attempting to steal from its nest]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Sac & Fox, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Sac & Fox, between 1855 and 1865

Indians group, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Indians group, between 1865 and 1880

Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market holding giant lobster claws, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock stevedore at the Fulton fish market holding giant lobster claws

A large lobster brought in by the New England fishing boat Fulton Fish Market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. A large lobster brought in by the New England fishing boat [Fulton Fish Market]

Possibly: A large lobster brought in by the New England fishing boat Fulton... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: New York, New York. A large lobster brought in by the New England fishing boat Fulton Fish Market]

The actor Yamanaka Heikuro I as a demon, c. 1706. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
The actor Yamanaka Heikuro I as a demon, c. 1706. Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I

Amago buyuden, late 19th century. Creator: Hosai Shugetsu
Amago buyuden, late 19th century. Grotesque creature with fangs and claws, holding a snake, or snake-headed staff

Hawk on a Plum Branch, Japan, 1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Hawk on a Plum Branch, Japan, 1800

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of Ki no Natora in the Play Kiku no En Mukashi no Miyako, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1791, c. 1791

Dish with Five-Clawed Dragon, Qing dynasty (1368-1911), 17th / 18th century
Dish with Five-Clawed Dragon, Qing dynasty (1368-1911), 17th/18th century

Dragon in the clouds, 1832. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Dragon in the clouds, 1832

Monkey performing Sanbaso dance, 1824. Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Monkey performing Sanbaso dance, 1824

Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the series " Thirty-six Pictures of Birds (Sanjuroku kinzoku)", 1828

Crouching tiger, 1830. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Crouching tiger, 1830

Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Another drawing for Das Rheingold. It has the charm of a Japanese netsuke and reminds one of an earlier drawing

Lion and Bird with Other Animal Parts, 4th-5th century. Creator: Unknown
Lion and Bird with Other Animal Parts, 4th-5th century. Late Roman; probably Eastern Mediterranean (Italy)

Vase, Stoke on Trent, 1880 / 90. Creator: Minton
Vase, Stoke on Trent, 1880/90

Eagle on a Rock; Flowering Azaleas, ca. 1800. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Eagle on a Rock; Flowering Azaleas, ca. 1800

Bird, 1830s. Creator: Hakusanjin Hokui
Bird, 1830s

The Ramayana (Tales of Rama; The Freer Ramayana), Volume 2, Mughal dynasty, 1597-1605

Man wringing out his robe, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hokusai
Man wringing out his robe, late 18th-early 19th century

Dragon emerging from clouds, Edo period, 19th century. Creator: Hokusai
Dragon emerging from clouds, Edo period, 19th century. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai

The Griffin. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
The Griffin

No-way-ke-sug-ga, (ca. 1840?). Creator: Alexander Davis Cooper
No-way-ke-sug-ga, (ca. 1840?)

Pygmy Anteater, 1755. Creator: George Edwards
Pygmy Anteater, 1755

Two Eagles on a Promitory. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Two Eagles on a Promitory

Two Eagles, One Eating a Small Lamb. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Two Eagles, One Eating a Small Lamb

Two Eagles with Tower in Background. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Two Eagles with Tower in Background

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left, On a High Cliff

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Right. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Right

Abhisarika Nayika, folio from a Rasikpriya, ca. 1615-1625. Creator: Unknown
Abhisarika Nayika, folio from a Rasikpriya, ca. 1615-1625

Peacock, 1786. Creator: Mori Sosen
Peacock, 1786

Osprey and Weakfish, 1829. Creator: John James Audubon
Osprey and Weakfish, 1829

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

French Liberty - British Slavery, December 21, 1792. Creator: James Gillray
French Liberty - British Slavery, December 21, 1792

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