Animal Skin Collection (#6)

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

Scraping the hide, c. 1902-11 (b / w photo)
DPL415555 Scraping the hide, c.1902-11 (b/w photo) by Throssel, Richard (1882-1933); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; eDenver Public Library; American, out of copyright

The Gaulish leaders in league against Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) led by Vercingetorix (d
CHT177836 The Gaulish leaders in league against Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) led by Vercingetorix (d.46 BC) from a protective sleeve for school books, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School

The Bouquet, 1899 (oil on canvas)
CH368178 The Bouquet, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Godward, John William (1861-1922); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Preparing a Deer Hide, 1904 (oil on canvas)
HEH372462 Preparing a Deer Hide, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 76.2x63.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Man carrying water, Jerusalem (coloured photo)
6033686 Man carrying water, Jerusalem (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man carrying water, Jerusalem)

Hippolytus, 1832, after a painting by Baron Pierre Narcisse Guerin (1774-1833
CJP107795 Hippolytus, 1832, after a painting by Baron Pierre Narcisse Guerin (1774-1833) (charcoal on paper) by Denagers, Eugene (fl.1832); Private Collection; eCharles Plante Fine Arts; French

Mithridates VI (132-63 BC) Eupator, King of Pontus (marble) (see also 177442)
XIR159138 Mithridates VI (132-63 BC) Eupator, King of Pontus (marble) (see also 177442) by Greek, (1st century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Greek, out of copyright

Tiburtine Sibyl (pencil and coloured chalks on paper)
BIR100721 Tiburtine Sibyl (pencil and coloured chalks on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Crow people at Fort Clarke
6339117 Crow people at Fort Clarke by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93) (after); (add.info.: Crow people at Fort Clarke. Warrior (perhaps Chief Eripuass)

David with the Head of Goliath
3567476 David with the Head of Goliath by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Vasarian Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano), Palazzo Pitti, Florence

St. John the Baptist, 1513-16 (oil on canvas) (detail of 2015)
3114463 St. John the Baptist, 1513-16 (oil on canvas) (detail of 2015) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 69x57 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

The Odalisque, 1882 (oil on canvas)
651359 The Odalisque, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin (1845-1902); 109.2x210.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Odalisque. Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant (1845-1902)

Emperor Montezuma II (c. 1470-1520), detail, painting by Juan Ortega, 1885 (oil on canvas)
REV346190 Emperor Montezuma II (c.1470-1520), detail, painting by Juan Ortega, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Ortega, Juan (19th century); Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City

Painted buffalo hide, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
DPL415567 Painted buffalo hide, c.1900 (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: Mandan bison hide showing hunters with rifles, shields)

Dionysos and satyrs, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438537 Dionysos and satyrs, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

St. John the Baptist, niche from the Salviati Chapel (marble)
BAT99665 St. John the Baptist, niche from the Salviati Chapel (marble) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Church of San Marco, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Flemish

Tanners, from the Descriptions of Arts & Crafts by Denis Diderot (1713-84)
BIF242805 Tanners, from the Descriptions of Arts & Crafts by Denis Diderot (1713-84), published c.1770 (engraving) (b & w photo) by French School, (18th century); Institut de France, Paris

MS 1064 fol 11 Descriptions of Arts & Crafts by Denis Diderot (1713-84)
BIF242804 MS 1064 fol 11 Descriptions of Arts & Crafts by Denis Diderot (1713-84), published c.1770 (engraving).(b & w photo) by French School, (18th century); Institut de France, Paris

Chief Gall (c. 1840-94) (b / w photo)
PNP245391 Chief Gall (c.1840-94) (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: war chief of the Hunkpapa Sioux; ); Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Ghost dance dress, Arapaho Tribe (buckskin)
PNP245360 Ghost dance dress, Arapaho Tribe (buckskin) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: decorated with stars & thunderbird design; ); Peter Newark Western Americana; American

Iroquois Chief (oil on canvas)
PNP245692 Iroquois Chief (oil on canvas) by Cross, Henry H. (1837-1918); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Native Americans trading fur (colour litho)
PNP245688 Native Americans trading fur (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: exchange for goods & guns; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Buffalo Bull, 1835 (colour litho)
PNP246113 Buffalo Bull, 1835 (colour litho) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Prodigal Son, 1891 (oil on canvas)
UCL281780 Prodigal Son, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Thompson, Wilfred (fl.1884-c.1921); 91.5x122 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum, University College London; British

Frankish warrior in 5th century, illustration from
REV287690 Frankish warrior in 5th century, illustration from Costumes de Paris a travers les siecles by H. Gourdon de Genouillac, engraved by Stablo (19th century) (colour engraving) by Zier

Domestic Interior Scene, (oil on canvas)
989946 Domestic Interior Scene, (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 60x92.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Domestic Interior Scene. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928)

Idle Moments (oil on panel)
700735 Idle Moments (oil on panel) by Jonghe, Gustave Leonard de (1829-93); 53.7x65.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Portrait of the Artists Wife Marian Huxley in her Wedding Dress
658684 Portrait of the Artists Wife Marian Huxley in her Wedding Dress, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Collier, John (1850-1934); 112x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Caledonians, or Picts (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF140201 Caledonians, or Picts (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Funerary model of marching armed soldiers, from the Tomb of Prince Mesehti, Assyut
XIR63400 Funerary model of marching armed soldiers, from the Tomb of Prince Mesehti, Assyut, Middle Kingdom, c.2000 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian 11th Dynasty (2061-2010 BC); height

Detail from a Berlin gold-ground slender campana vase and plinth of Wellington Service
1766864 Detail from a Berlin gold-ground slender campana vase and plinth of Wellington Service type, sated 1817, painted with a scene of the Battle of Vittoria, 1817 (ceramic) by Lewis

The Reading, (oil on canvas)
1197531 The Reading, (oil on canvas) by Reggianini, Vittorio (1858-1938); 69.5x88 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

An Ancient Custom, 1876 (oil on canvas)
987316 An Ancient Custom, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Long, Edwin Longsden (1829-91); 100x138 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ancient Custom. Edwin Long (1829-1891). Oil on canvas

Interior of a house, 15th Century (colour litho)
969059 Interior of a house, 15th Century (colour litho) by Steelink, Willem II (1856-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a house, 15th Century)

Wi-Jun-Jon - The Pigeons Egg Head Going to Washington : Returning to his home
3710033 Wi-Jun-Jon - The Pigeons Egg Head Going to Washington : Returning to his home, 1837 (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Frontispiece to The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of
3258449 Frontispiece to The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving) by English School

Voyages Et Aventures Chez Les Patagons (engraving)
2789151 Voyages Et Aventures Chez Les Patagons (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voyages Et Aventures Chez Les Patagons)

Mademoiselle de Migieu as Diana, 1742 (oil on canvas)
HEH416432 Mademoiselle de Migieu as Diana, 1742 (oil on canvas) by Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766); 101x81 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Sibylla Tiburtina, 1877 (b / c on paper)
CH368164 Sibylla Tiburtina, 1877 (b/c on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 47x24.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tiburtine Sibyl)

Hercules in combat with the centaur Chiron, published 1808-10 (colour litho)
STC404439 Hercules in combat with the centaur Chiron, published 1808-10 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Man from the Caribbean, 1780 (coloured engraving)
STC148905 A Man from the Caribbean, 1780 (coloured engraving) by Duflos, Pierre (1742-1816); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Madonna with Child and St John in a Landscape (oil on panel)
BEN134170 Madonna with Child and St John in a Landscape (oil on panel) by Granacci, Francesco (1477-1543); 107x78.5 cm; Musee d Art et d Archeologie, Tollo, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Attic black-figure amphora decorated with a scene of Heracles dressed in a lion skin
AMQ103318 Attic black-figure amphora decorated with a scene of Heracles dressed in a lion skin fighting Cycnus, c.540 BC (ceramic) by Painter of Berlin, (fl.c.550-530 BC); Ashmolean Museum

St John the Baptist (tempera on panel)
BRN196620 St John the Baptist (tempera on panel) by German School, (15th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; German, out of copyright

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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.