A Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) by Rowland Ward of Piccadilly London, circa 1890

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Formerly in the collection of Eton College Museum, Berkshire, until 1998.

The secretive Eurasian lynx, is one of the widest ranging cats in the world, being found in the forests of western Europe, Russia and central Asia. The lynx has a prominent role in the Greek, Norse, and North American mythology. Known in some Native American Traditions as a ‘ Keeper of Secrets”.  It is also believed to have supernatural eyesight capable of seeing even through solid objects.