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Zoological Society of London? — Zoological Society of London

Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Library is one of the UK’s largest repositories of animal images. There are approximately 6,000 original artworks, mainly watercolours, which were produced in the nineteenth century, but the collection dates from the early seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth century.

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Monkey-Eating Eagle 1944 George Edward Lodge (1860–1954)

Monkey-Eating Eagle 1944 Zoological Society of London
Professor Sir Solly Zuckerman (1904–1993) 1964 Robert A. Buhler (1916–1989)

Professor Sir Solly Zuckerman (1904–1993) 1964 Zoological Society of London
Orangutans – Mother and Child c.1980 B. A. M.

Orangutans – Mother and Child c.1980 Zoological Society of London
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) 1817 James Lonsdale (1777–1839)

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) 1817 Zoological Society of London
'Guy' the Gorilla c.1980 William Timym (1902–1990)

'Guy' the Gorilla c.1980 Zoological Society of London
Maned Wolf 1943 & 1947 John Murray Thomson (1885–1974)

Maned Wolf 1943 & 1947 Zoological Society of London
Baby Gorilla 1900 William Walls (1860–1942)

Baby Gorilla 1900 Zoological Society of London
Africans on a Plantation c.1985 Wilde

Africans on a Plantation c.1985 Zoological Society of London
Herons and Lapwings Melchior de Hondecoeter (1636–1695) (possibly) or Jan Baptist Weenix (1621–1660/1661) (possibly) or Giovanni Crivelli (1700–1760) (possibly)

Herons and Lapwings Zoological Society of London
Red Panda 1985 A. Curtis

Red Panda 1985 Zoological Society of London
Georgina Lopes Richard Buckner (1812–1893)

Georgina Lopes Zoological Society of London
Dodo in a Landscape with Animals c.1629 Roelandt Savery (1576–1639)

Dodo in a Landscape with Animals c.1629 Zoological Society of London
Amur Tiger c.2000 Phillip Allder (b.1950)

Amur Tiger c.2000 Zoological Society of London
'Chi Chi' c.1970 Diana Blanche Balfour (1897–1982)

'Chi Chi' c.1970 Zoological Society of London
Joseph Wolf (1820–1899) (This Hobby of Mine) 1897 Lance Calkin (1859–1936)

Joseph Wolf (1820–1899) (This Hobby of Mine) 1897 Zoological Society of London
Jungle Life 1907 Wilhelm Kuhnert (1865–1926)

Jungle Life 1907 Zoological Society of London
'Guy' the Gorilla 1968 Reginald Wallace Mitchell (1906–2001)

'Guy' the Gorilla 1968 Zoological Society of London
'An-An' c.1969 Diana Blanche Balfour (1897–1982)

'An-An' c.1969 Zoological Society of London
'Rota' the Lion 1955 Maurice Wilson (1914–1987)

'Rota' the Lion 1955 Zoological Society of London
Out of His Depth c.1997 Ken Stroud (b.1937)

Out of His Depth c.1997 Zoological Society of London
Two Tigers Lilian Cheviot (c.1876–1936)

Two Tigers Zoological Society of London
Tiger on the Lookout c.1995 Dharbinder S. Bamrah (1965–2007)

Tiger on the Lookout c.1995 Zoological Society of London
Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell (1854–1945) c.1935 William Nicholson (1872–1949)

Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell (1854–1945) c.1935 Zoological Society of London
Richard William Alan (1876–1945), Viscount Cranley 1907 John Collier (1850–1934)

Richard William Alan (1876–1945), Viscount Cranley 1907 Zoological Society of London
Feeding Time 1988 Keith Barnes

Feeding Time 1988 Zoological Society of London

Zoological Society of London