Wild Boar Collection (#8)

Scarlet Insect, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999176 Scarlet Insect, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Meleagris (detail), Roman copy of an original by Scopas
3563830 Meleagris (detail), Roman copy of an original by Scopas by Roman; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Meleagris (detail)

Wild boar hunting
3567359 Wild boar hunting by Brill or Bril, Paul (1554-1626); Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence; (add.info.: ARTIST: Brill, Paul Date of Artwork: 1574-1626 ca)

Wild Boar (engraving)
3634627 Wild Boar (engraving) by Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm (1823-71); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild Boar. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1870. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Made fierce by the cold and hunger, a big boar tried to attack a worker... (colour litho)
2778129 Made fierce by the cold and hunger, a big boar tried to attack a worker... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fierce by the cold and hunger)

Navvies attacking a wild boar loose in a railway station in the Auvergne, France (colour litho)
2779544 Navvies attacking a wild boar loose in a railway station in the Auvergne, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An unusual catch (colour litho)
2782165 An unusual catch (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An unusual catch. Une Peche Peu Banale. A fishing boat attacked by a wild boar)

Sport and Work in South Australia (engraving)
1060957 Sport and Work in South Australia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport and Work in South Australia)

Relief depicting Gaulish arms and Amazon shields from a triumphal arch (stone)
XIR162998 Relief depicting Gaulish arms and Amazon shields from a triumphal arch (stone) by Gaulish (1st century BC); Musee Archeologique, Narbonne

A hunt (opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper)
5932668 A hunt (opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 40 x 27.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Wildschwein (chromolitho)
5211269 Wildschwein (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wildschwein. Illustration for Brehms Thierleben Allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs)

Wild Boar, removed from Windsor Park and presented to the Zoological Society by HM the King (b / w photo)
1593626 Wild Boar, removed from Windsor Park and presented to the Zoological Society by HM the King (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild Boar)

Siamese Wild Boar (coloured engraving)
1000554 Siamese Wild Boar (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Jacques de Seve Engraver)

Hunting the Wild Boar in Morocco (engraving)
1041806 Hunting the Wild Boar in Morocco (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting the Wild Boar in Morocco)

King Carlos I of Portugal unhorsed by wild boar during a hunt (colour litho)
3097662 King Carlos I of Portugal unhorsed by wild boar during a hunt (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Different kinds of pigs (coloured engraving)
997515 Different kinds of pigs (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Wild Boar, 1860 (colour litho)
998818 Wild Boar, 1860 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populAaren Naturgeschichte der SAaugetiere in ihren)

Studies of a Red Deer, an Ibex, a Wild Boar, three Wolves, two Beavers, two Hares, a Fox
827937 Studies of a Red Deer, an Ibex, a Wild Boar, three Wolves, two Beavers, two Hares, a Fox, four Domestic Ducks, two Great Bustards, three Barn Owls a Turtle Dove, a Lapwing, a Nutcracker

The Belgian Bed, illustration from The Kaisers Garland by Edmund J. Sullivan, pub
779913 The Belgian Bed, illustration from The Kaisers Garland by Edmund J. Sullivan, pub. 1916 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Animals, Myth of Orpheus, detail (oil on canvas)
3498229 Animals, Myth of Orpheus, detail (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); Biblioteca Comunale Centrale di Palazzo Sormani

Wild Boar (colour litho)
2803408 Wild Boar (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild Boar. Illustration for Aunt Louisas Zoological Gardens (Frederick Warne)

A Mona Lisa fair in the Hautes-Pyrenees set in turmoil by the break-in of a wild boar (colour litho)
2814870 A Mona Lisa fair in the Hautes-Pyrenees set in turmoil by the break-in of a wild boar (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hunters use guns to shoot down wild boar, who are wallowing in the mud
746981 Hunters use guns to shoot down wild boar, who are wallowing in the mud, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish)

A ferocious wild boar rises up in anger, dogs drive other into the waters
746980 A ferocious wild boar rises up in anger, dogs drive other into the waters, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish)

Titlepage of Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts
746950 Titlepage of Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628), pub

Plate decorated with a hunting scene, Deruta Workshop, c. 1540-45 (maiolica)
XIR218213 Plate decorated with a hunting scene, Deruta Workshop, c.1540-45 (maiolica) by Italian School, (16th century); Musee National de la Renaissance, Ecouen, France; Italian, out of copyright

Ms Grec 479 Deer Hunting, illustration from the Cynegetica by Oppian (tempera on vellum)
XIR205716 Ms Grec 479 Deer Hunting, illustration from the Cynegetica by Oppian (tempera on vellum) by Italian School, (11th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

Breeding pigs and horses, from Opus Ruralium Commodorum
XIR226132 Breeding pigs and horses, from Opus Ruralium Commodorum by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1321) (vellum) by Czech School, (16th century); National University Library, Prague

Hercules and the Sphinx with Cerberus, from the Camerino, 1596 (fresco)
BEN124354 Hercules and the Sphinx with Cerberus, from the Camerino, 1596 (fresco) by Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609); Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Bijan hunts boars, from a Shahnama, c. 1600 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper)
5932661 Bijan hunts boars, from a Shahnama, c.1600 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 25.7 x 17.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Boar hunting, 1615 (oil on canvas)
JEB4892458 Boar hunting, 1615 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 250x320 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; (add.info.: Wild boar hunting)

La Romaine Aristocratique, pub. 1789 (hand coloured engraving)
2488575 La Romaine Aristocratique, pub. 1789 (hand coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Papuan Wild Boar (coloured engraving)
1000555 Papuan Wild Boar (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Prevost Engraver:A)

Ms. New Coll 380, f47r. The antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Carlisle
833756 Ms. New Coll 380, f47r. The antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Carlisle, drawn by Robert Carlile, 1795 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Carlile

Marcassins. Creator: Karl Bodmer
Marcassins. [Wild boars]

March
Richard Liu

Boar Running to the Left. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Boar Running to the Left

Boar Chased by a Dog. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Boar Chased by a Dog

Three Ornamental Bands, probably 1648. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Three Ornamental Bands, probably 1648

Madonna and Child with Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Sigismund, c. 1490 / 1495
Madonna and Child with Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Sigismund, c. 1490/1495

Diana at the Bath After Returning from the Hunt, ca. 1730-60. [Posito visam velamine narres]

A Fight with Peccaries - Caribbe, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Fight with Peccaries - Caribbe, 1854/1869. The author and a Caribbe Indian coming to the rescue of Smyth

Wild boar (Eurasian wild pig, Sus scrofa) during winter in high forest. Bavarian Forest National Park. Germany, Bavaria

Boar, deer, heron and other game, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Boar, deer, heron and other game, 1625-77

Plate 19: wild boar, from Various animals (Diversi animali), ca. 1641

Meleager and Atalanta, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Venus and Adonis, surrounded by many putti, reclining after the hunt, with a dead boar in the lower right, 1631-37

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"Discover the European Wild Pig: A Playful Pair of Piglets Frolicking in Snowy Hessen, Germany" Meet the magnificent wild boar, scientifically known as Sus scrofa. These fascinating creatures have captivated humans for centuries with their strength and resilience. In one captivating image, two adorable piglets can be seen dashing through a snowy landscape in Hessen, Germany. Their playful antics remind us of the joy found in nature's wonders. The Tamworth pig, also known as "Il Porcellino, " is closely related to these majestic beasts. With its reddish-brown coat and sturdy build, it shares similarities with its wild cousins. Throughout history, wild boars have been depicted in various forms of art. From ancient cave paintings showcasing their primal existence to intricate engravings like "Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sanglier; Wild-boar; Wildschwein, " they have left an indelible mark on our cultural heritage. Even during medieval times at the Chateau de Vincennes in France, artists like Paul Limbourg immortalized these creatures' presence through their masterpieces. Not only do we find them inspiring visually but also emotionally. In North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, a sow tenderly protects her precious piglets from harm's way—a testament to the strong maternal instincts that exist within this species, and are not confined to Europe alone; they roam across continents too. In Patagonia province of Argentina lies La Pampa where captive specimens were captured on camera sniffing the air and nuzzling a dog—an endearing display of curiosity and affection between different species. As we marvel at these enchanting animals' beauty and diversity captured throughout time and space—from animation cels depicting Michel Ocelot's Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998) to modern-day photographs—we are reminded of our shared connection with the natural world.