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A man is attempting to rescue a child from the grip of a bear, other creatures are watching from behind bars. Etching by George Cruikshank.
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A man is attempting to rescue a child from the grip of a bear, other creatures are watching from behind bars. Etching by George Cruikshank.

1842

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Gog extricating Xit from the bear in the Lions Tower. George Cruikshank.

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