Hunted Collection

Raphus cucullatus, dodo
Plate 1 from Memoirs on the Dodo by Sir Richard Owen, 1866

Scimitar cat attacking a hominid, artists impression. The scimitar cat (Homotherium sp.) was a member of the sabre-toothed cat family (Machairodontinae) which lived throughout Africa

Yellowfin tuna. School of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). This fish is found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world

Fairies Hunt Bats
Bats are hunted by fairies for their wings

Still Life with Fowl (oil on canvas)
490128 Still Life with Fowl (oil on canvas) by Cuyck, Frans van (c.1640-89); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

A leopard attacking an African, illustration from The World in the Hands
KW409913 A leopard attacking an African, illustration from The World in the Hands, engraved by Henri Theophile Hildibrand (1824-97), published 1878 (engraving) by Bayard

Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerbys beaked whale
Plate 12 The Diodon of Sowerby. Hand-coloured engraving of a drawing by James Hope Stewart (1789-1856), from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol

Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), engraving
Great Auk. Engraved plate of a Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), a bird that became extinct in the mid-19th century. This was the last species of a genus of giant flightless birds

Reindeer 1597
A German depiction with notes on hunting - in Germany, the reindeer is a creature to be hunted, rather than bred for its attributes as in Lapland

An engraving depicting the harpooning of a whale in the Arctic seas, 19th century
5310687 An engraving depicting the harpooning of a whale in the Arctic seas, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting an Orangutan killed by hunters in Sumatra, 19th century
5309301 Engraving depicting an Orangutan killed by hunters in Sumatra, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Orangutan killed by hunters in Sumatra)

Siberian hunters on wooden skis, 1850
3359106 Siberian hunters on wooden skis, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Siberian hunters on wooden skis. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a boar hunt in Ceylon, 19th century
5311014 An engraving depicting a boar hunt in Ceylon, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1815); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Relief from the palace showing a lion hunted to death. 2nd millennium BC
529026 Relief from the palace showing a lion hunted to death. 2nd millennium BC.; (add.info.: Nineveh ancient city of Assyria, near modern-day Mosul, in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq)

A poulterer
5311813 A poulterer; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a poulterer. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a boar hunt, 19th century
5311013 An engraving depicting a boar hunt, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1815); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting the cutting up of a whale, 19th century
5311027 An engraving depicting the cutting up of a whale, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a harpooned sperm whale off the coast of the West Indies, 19th century
5311024 An engraving depicting a harpooned sperm whale off the coast of the West Indies, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a harpooned whale 'sounding', 19th century
5311023 An engraving depicting a harpooned whale 'sounding', 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hunting for food in the later Ice Age by Ferdinand Cormon
3522054 Hunting for food in the later Ice Age by Ferdinand Cormon; (add.info.: Hunting for food in the later Ice Age by Ferdinand Cormon (1845-1924) a French painter

"Dead Swan and Peacock", by the late W. Duffield, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"Dead Swan and Peacock", by the late W. Duffield, 1864. Engraving of a painting. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: elk-shooting in the Forest of Högtorp…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: elk-shooting in the Forest of Hogtorp - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The future King Edward VII in Scandinavia

Still Life with a Rifle, Hare and Bird ("Fire"), 1720. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Still Life with a Rifle, Hare and Bird ("Fire"), 1720

Still Life with Dead Game and a Silver Tureen on a Turkish Carpet, 1738. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Still Life with Dead Game and a Silver Tureen on a Turkish Carpet, 1738

Still Life of Abundant Game. Creator: Jan Fyt
Still Life of Abundant Game, Unknown date

Still Life with Dead Game, a Monkey and a Dog. Creator: Frans Snyders
Still Life with Dead Game, a Monkey and a Dog

Hunting scene, 1683. Creator: Hendrik Verschuring
Hunting scene, 1683

Tokugawa Yoshimune Playing Kemari, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tokugawa Yoshimune Playing Kemari, 1875. Series: Brief Account of the Rulers of the Tokugawa Clan. Asukai Masanori Teaching Tokugawa Yoshimune to Play Kemari

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1858. Creators: James Henry Lynch, Richard James Lane
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1858. Portrait of the future King Edward VII. The very natural desire to know something of the personal appearance of a Prince to whom such interest attaches

Antelope-Hunting in India - Preparing to Return, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Antelope-Hunting in India - Preparing to Return, 1858. Engraving from sketches by Captain W. R. Goodall, of the Military Train, who writes:..the antelope has been run into and killed

Antelope-Hunting in India - The Chase, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Antelope-Hunting in India - The Chase, 1858. Engraving from sketches by Captain W. R. Goodall, of the Military Train, who writes:..the antelope, a half-grown buck, is dead beat

Antelope-Hunting in India - Antelopes driven from Cover, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Antelope-Hunting in India - Antelopes driven from Cover, 1858. Engraving from sketches by Captain W. R. Goodall, of the Military Train, who writes:..some men

Antelope-Hunting in India - Antelopes Startled, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Antelope-Hunting in India - Antelopes Startled, 1858. Engraving from sketches by Captain W. R. Goodall, of the Military Train....the antelopes are represented as startled by another group rushing

Kitchenmaid, c16th century. Creator: Pieter Pietersz. the elder
Kitchenmaid, c16th century

Courtier and Attendants in a Landscape, Left Side of a Double-Page... between c1585 and c1590. Creator: Unknown
Courtier and Attendants in a Landscape, Left Side of a Double-Page Illustration (image 1 of 2), between c1585 and c1590

Still Life with Dead Game, 1720-1729. Creator: Jan Baptiste Govaerts
Still Life with Dead Game, 1720-1729

Still life with three dead birds, c.1800-c.1899. Creator: J.N. Landré
Still life with three dead birds, c.1800-c.1899

The Ill-matched Couple, 1532. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Ill-matched Couple, 1532. A marriage for economic reasons between people of different ages

Still Life with Four Dead Birds, c.1640-c.1652. Creator: Elias Vonck
Still Life with Four Dead Birds, c.1640-c.1652

Rabbit and Copper Pot, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
Rabbit and Copper Pot, mid-late 18th century

The Dachshound Pehr with Dead Game and Rifle, 1740. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
The Dachshound Pehr with Dead Game and Rifle, 1740

Cornelis de Wit and his family, 1849-1917. Creator: Matthijs Maris
Cornelis de Wit and his family, 1849-1917

Interior with mother and children, 1799-1856. Creator: Abraham Lion Zeelander
Interior with mother and children, 1799-1856. Woman with sewing basket surrounded by domestic paraphernalia and half-completed tasks

Des Conflits entre chasseurs et propriétaires, 1865. Creator: Félicien Rops
Des Conflits entre chasseurs et proprietaires, 1865. From Des conflits entre chasseurs et proprietaires, frontispiece

The Industrious Hunter, in Spring, n.d. Creator: Johann Elias Ridinger
The Industrious Hunter, in Spring, n.d

The Daring Hunter, Enduring in Winter, n.d. Creator: Johann Elias Ridinger
The Daring Hunter, Enduring in Winter, n.d

Hunting Scene, 1877. Creator: Hugh Bolton Jones
Hunting Scene, 1877. A hunter has just shot a rabbit. The scene is heavily forested, with four prominent trees and a small hillock

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shooting on the prairies of the far west, 1860. The future King Edward VII hunting quails in Illinois

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"Hunted: A Glimpse into the Wild World of Predators and Prey" Witness the fierce battle between a Scimitar cat and a hominid, as survival instincts clash in an ancient struggle for dominance. The savagery of nature unfolds before your eyes with an illustration capturing the intense moment when a leopard pounces on its African prey, taken from the pages of "The World in the Hands. " Dive deep into the ocean's depths where Yellowfin tuna face relentless pursuit by predators, showcasing their remarkable speed and agility to evade becoming someone else's meal. Explore the mysterious world beneath waves as Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerbys beaked whale navigates through treacherous waters while being hunted by unseen forces. Unveil an enchanting realm where fairies take flight to hunt bats under moonlit skies, revealing that even magical creatures have their own primal instincts. Remember those lost forever; marvel at illustrations depicting Raphus cucullatus, dodo - once abundant but now extinct due to human hunting and habitat destruction. Reflect upon humanity's impact on biodiversity as you gaze upon engravings portraying Great Auks (Pinguinus impennis), whose existence was tragically cut short by relentless hunting practices. Step back in time to 1597 when reindeer roamed freely but were relentlessly pursued for sustenance by resourceful hunters who relied on these majestic creatures for survival. Delve into the depths of oceans where Physeter catodon, sperm whales roam majestically yet fall victim to merciless whaling practices that have pushed them towards endangerment. Observe a poignant scene captured around 1800 featuring a man with his horse beside him and a dead pig – evidence of successful hunting efforts that provided sustenance for communities throughout history.