Animal Skin Collection (#5)

Yacare (Caiman yacare) in last light, Pantanal

Inuit man of the Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada
6339120 Inuit man of the Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada by Belgian School, (19th century); (add.info.: Inuit man of the Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada)

A native of South Africa hunting a lion by luring it into a pit-fall with an animal skin on a stick
6337356 A native of South Africa hunting a lion by luring it into a pit-fall with an animal skin on a stick by English School

Detail of Wellington and his officers from a Berlin gold-ground slender campana vase
1766863 Detail of Wellington and his officers from a Berlin gold-ground slender campana vase and plinth of Wellington service type, painted with a scene of the Battle of Vittoria

Mischief and Repose, 1909 (oil on canvas)
1772135 Mischief and Repose, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Godward, John William (1861-1922); 38.4x76.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mischief and Repose. John William Godward (1861-1922)

Female Nude (oil on canvas)
1768924 Female Nude (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 65.7x44.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Female Nude; Femme Nue. Henri Lebasque (1865-1937). Oil on canvas

Shiva Seated on a Tiger Skin, Holds Devi Wrapped in a Cloak, c. 1760 (w / c on paper)
1196770 Shiva Seated on a Tiger Skin, Holds Devi Wrapped in a Cloak, c.1760 (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 40.6x33 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Indian

Bacchanal, 1871 (oil on panel)
CH368176 Bacchanal, 1871 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 42.4x82.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Odalisque, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)
CH469038 Odalisque, c.1895 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 41.2x32.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

An Elegant Lady (oil on canvas)
827270 An Elegant Lady (oil on canvas) by Egusquiza, Rogelio (1845-1915); 46.3x55.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Elegant Lady. Rogelio Egusquiza (1845-1915). Oil on canvas

F. 2 The Inside of a Hippah, in New Zeeland sic, c. 1773-84 (w / c & print engravings)
5671342 F.2 The Inside of a Hippah, in New Zeeland sic, c.1773-84 (w/c & print engravings) by Webber, John (1750-93); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Vol)

An Indian Encampment at Sunset, 1861-69 (oil on card mounted on paperboard)
5042985 An Indian Encampment at Sunset, 1861-69 (oil on card mounted on paperboard) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); 46x62.6 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Judas Maccabeus at Maspha, illustration from L Ancien Testament
REV326546 Judas Maccabeus at Maspha, illustration from L Ancien Testament, published by Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber, Esslingen (colour engraving) by German School

Pawnee people in front of a tribal earth lodge, c. 1869 (b / w photo)
PNP246111 Pawnee people in front of a tribal earth lodge, c.1869 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tunic, Mandan Tribe (painted buckskin)
PNP245358 Tunic, Mandan Tribe (painted buckskin) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

St. John the Baptist flanked by two candlesticks, from a door frame in the Sala dei Gigli
BEN177351 St. John the Baptist flanked by two candlesticks, from a door frame in the Sala dei Gigli, 1470 (marble) (see also 82449) by Benedetto da Maiano (1442-97)

Camp Giraffe on the banks of the Orange River, from volume 2 of
TRV228980 Camp Giraffe on the banks of the Orange River, from volume 2 of Second Voyage dans l interieur de l Afrique by Francois Le Vaillant (1753-1824) published 1796 (engraving) (b/w photo)

Trade in Scandinavia, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus
CHT224470 Trade in Scandinavia, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558), published in Rome, 1555 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School

Prehistoric artists, from L Homme Primitif by Louis Figuier
CHT157374 Prehistoric artists, from L Homme Primitif by Louis Figuier, published Hachette, 1870 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Portrait of Mrs, 1901 (oil on panel)
985180 Portrait of Mrs, 1901 (oil on panel) by Story, Julian Russell (1857-1919); 80x61.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Sharon. Julian Story (1857-1919)

The Center of Attention, (oil on canvas)
989441 The Center of Attention, (oil on canvas) by Zocchi, Guglielmo (b.1874); 70.5x111.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Center of Attention. Guglielmo Zocchi (b.1874). Oil on canvas

The Toilet, 1900 (oil on canvas)
CH368181 The Toilet, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Godward, John William (1861-1922); 160.3x76.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Harvest Festival, 1880 (oil on panel)
CH362292 A Harvest Festival, 1880 (oil on panel) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 31.8x23.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sculptors Model (oil on canvas)
1769870 The Sculptors Model (oil on canvas) by Courten, Angelo (1848-1925); 119.4x68.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sculptors Model. Angelo Courten (1848-1925). Oil on canvas

Saint John the Baptist Preaching, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
4073391 Saint John the Baptist Preaching, c.1665 (oil on canvas) by Reuter, Willem (c.1642-81); 49x66 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Flemish, out of copyright

Indian forest-dwellers, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478560 Indian forest-dwellers, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iroulers, illustration from L Inde Francaise, Paris: Chabrelle)

Arctic Highlander, Ervick, a Native of Prince Regents Bay
931420 Arctic Highlander, Ervick, a Native of Prince Regents Bay, illustration from A Voyage of discovery... 1819 (litho) by Ross

Saint John the Baptist (oil on panel)
AII135279 Saint John the Baptist (oil on panel) by Bronzino, Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-72); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Mithradates VI (132-63 BC) Eupator, King of Pontus (marble) (b / w photo) (see also 159138)
XIR177442 Mithradates VI (132-63 BC) Eupator, King of Pontus (marble) (b/w photo) (see also 159138) by Greek, (1st century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Greek, out of copyright

Susquehannock warrior, detail from Map of Virginia, engraved by William Hole (fl
STC174212 Susquehannock warrior, detail from Map of Virginia, engraved by William Hole (fl. 1607-24), published 1612 (engraving) (see 174211) by Smith

Cap, or hood, found with the Oetzi Iceman (wool)
WNB222115 Cap, or hood, found with the Oetzi Iceman (wool) by Copper Age, (4th millennium BC); South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Bolzano

Indian utensils and arms, engraved by A. Zschokke & J. Hurliman
NBY332260 Indian utensils and arms, engraved by A. Zschokke & J. Hurliman, published in 1840 (aquatint) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93) (after); 44x60 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Natives of Tasmania (Van Diemens Land)
Natives of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land. Grou Agara, man with scarification on his chest and animal-skin cape, and Arra-Maida, woman with child on her back in kangaroo papoose

Leather tanning, from the Encyclopedia by Denis Diderot (1713-84), published c
STC172396 Leather tanning, from the Encyclopedia by Denis Diderot (1713-84), published c.1770 (engraving) by Patte (fl.1762); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Native American trading furs, 1777 (coloured engraving)
PNP245683 Native American trading furs, 1777 (coloured engraving) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Buffalo Skin, 1853 (colour litho)
NBY335528 Buffalo Skin, 1853 (colour litho) by Eastman, Captain Seth (1808-75) (after); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; American, out of copyright

Baptism of Christ by St. John the Baptist (mosaic) (b / w photo)
ALI345933 Baptism of Christ by St. John the Baptist (mosaic) (b/w photo) by Sicilian School, (12th Century); Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily

Native Americans of Nootka. Nootka man with tattooed brow and nose ring, men and women in woven hats, animal-skin cloaks, earrings and facial piercings, and baby in papoose

Portrait of Celestina Interguglielmi
3571285 Portrait of Celestina Interguglielmi by Interguglielmi, Eugenio (fl.1900); (add.info.: Sicily 1908 ca. Photographer: Interguglielmi, Eugenio glass plate positive); Alinari Archives, Florence

Flowers for her Ladyship, 1875 (oil on panel)
658933 Flowers for her Ladyship, 1875 (oil on panel) by Detti, Cesare-Auguste (1847-1914); 30.5x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flowers for her Ladyship. Cesare Auguste Detti (1847-1914)

The Last Race, O-Kee-pa Ceremony, 1832 (oil on canvas)
6041588 The Last Race, O-Kee-pa Ceremony, 1832 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Private Collection; (add.info)

Isaac Blessing Jacob, c. 1660-70 (oil on canvas)
3545973 Isaac Blessing Jacob, c.1660-70 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Abraham van (1635/6-72); 125x108 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: In the book of Genesis)

A family during the stone age, illustration from L Homme Primitif
CHT248291 A family during the stone age, illustration from L Homme Primitif by Louis Figuier (1819-94) published by Hachette

Man at the time of the bear and the mammoth, illustration from L
CHT248290 Man at the time of the bear and the mammoth, illustration from L Homme Primitif by Louis Figuier (1819-94) published by Hachette, 1870 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bayard

Noon Day Rest, 1910 (oil on canvas)
PNH353117 Noon Day Rest, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Godward, John William (1861-1922); 40x80 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, panel from the Church San Andres of
REV345850 St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, panel from the Church San Andres of Tortura, late 15th century-early 16th century (painted wood)

Dress of the Britons, Gauls and Germans, from Trachten der Voelker
BAL246079 Dress of the Britons, Gauls and Germans, from Trachten der Voelker, 1864 (colour litho) by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Faun of Praxiteles, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438596 Faun of Praxiteles, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

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"Unveiling the Tales of Animal Skin: From Ancient Defenses to Cultural Artifacts" Witness the epic battle as Ankylosaurus dinosaurs utilize their impenetrable animal skin to defend themselves against a fearsome T-Rex. Journey to Bolivia and discover the intricate craftsmanship behind llama's soft and durable skin, cherished by locals for centuries. Explore Nabta Playa in Egypt, where an ingenious oval house made from animal skins stands with fire below ground, its smoke rising above - a testament to early human ingenuity. Immerse yourself in prehistoric times with an illustration showcasing a herbivorous diplodocus dinosaur gracefully feeding on leaves, highlighting the importance for survival. Step into Cleopatra's world through a captivating oil painting from 1887, where her regal attire adorned with luxurious animal skins symbolizes power and opulence. Delve into humanity's conquest of fire through an evocative illustration from L'Homme Primitif, reminding us how animal skins played a crucial role in providing warmth and protection during ancient times. Marvel at an 18th-century map depicting Quapaw tribe villages painted on buffalo skins – a testament to Native American creativity and resourcefulness in utilizing every part of animals they hunted. Uncover the secrets of ancient conical tepee-like shelters constructed using versatile animal hides that provided shelter for various indigenous communities throughout history. Observe Nootka Indian hunters wielding whaler harpoons captured in a black-and-white photograph from c1900 – their clothing crafted from sturdy animal skin enabling them to navigate treacherous waters with skillful precision. Step back in time as you wander through London's Skin Market captured by Thomas Dale in 1825 (1911), offering glimpses into society's reliance on animal skins for trade and commerce during that era.