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798 works

Engraving of a white horse rearing in fear as a lion approaches across rocky ground under a stormy sky.

A Horse Affrighted by a Lion

George Stubbs, September 25, 1777

Etching of a man in a white turban leading two greyhounds across a windswept desert with dunes behind them.

Relay of Dogs in the Desert

Paul Adolphe Rajon, c. 1866

Monochrome print of a horse seen from behind, standing in shadowy shelter with loose, sketchy lines.

Study of a Horse

James McNeill Whistler, 1895

Etching of cattle wading through a stream with peasants and a child beneath a large tree, with hills behind.

Cattle and Peasants Fording a Stream

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1790

Woodblock print of a bird perched on a loquat branch with pale leaves and fruit against a deep blue background.

Loquat and bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1830/44

Etching of many horses in varied poses, rearing, galloping and one fallen, receding into a sparse landscape.

Horses Running Free, from The Caprices

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Etching of a kneeling man with a sword beside a bed where a woman lies, watched by torch-bearing men in a dim chamber.

O Spartan dog, plate fifteen from Othello

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Lithograph of a lioness lying beside a playful lion cub in front of faint rocks and plants.

Lion with Cubs

Johann Höchle, 1831

Etching of a horse race in a city square before a long palace facade, with riders, carriages and crowds of spectators.

The Horse Race at the Pitti Palace, in Florence, from The Caprices

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Etching of two rustic scenes: a woman and child with a dog and sheep, and a peasant family gathered around a fire.

Children with a Dog and Sheep and Peasant Family by a Fire

Jean Baptiste Huet, n.d.

Etching of a deer fleeing from several hounds across a grassy bank beneath a tree, with French verse below.

Le Chevreuil force (The Pursued Deer, a series from Four Hunting Subjects)

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1725

Etching of four dogs in a hilly landscape, one large dog gnawing a bone in the foreground while others look on.

Four Dogs, from Die Zweite Thierfolge

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1799/1803

Cat's Cradle

Walter Sickert, 1892

Etching of two shaggy goats with large curved horns, one standing and one reclining on grassy ground.

Two Goats with Large Horns, from Various Animals

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 17th century

Etching of a collared dog lying on grassy ground with its head stretched forward, beside a grassy slope.

Dog Laying Down, from from Die Zweite Thierfolge

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1799/1803

Etching of a shepherdess with a staff and dog, beside a resting cow and sheep, in a rural landscape with a farmhouse.

A Shepherdess Speaking to Her Dog

Karel Dujardin, 1653

Etching of three horned goats in a grassy landscape, one standing upright with its mouth open, by Nicolaes Berchem.

Goats, from Various Animals

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 17th century

Etching of two dogs in a grassy landscape, one lying with its head down and one standing alert beside it.

Two Dogs Resting, from Die Zweite Thierfolge

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1800

Etching of horses and figures bathing in a river at dusk, with an arched stone bridge in the background.

The Horse Pond at the Pont Marie, plate ten from Le Long de la Seine et des Boulevards

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1890, published 1910

Engraving of a man holding a snarling cat that reaches toward chestnuts roasting on a stove, with a political banner behind.

The Cat's-Paw, Any Thing to Get Chestnuts

Thomas Nast, published July 18, 1892

Etching of a seated woman in ruins with a peacock, stag, sheep and goat nearby, clothing and books scattered on the ground.

Circe with Companions of Ulysses Changed into Animals

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650-51

Thérésa Valdon, singing the 'Song of the Dog'

Georges-William Thornley, 1889-90

Etching of a knight in armor and plumed hat stabbing a bull on the ground beside a fallen horse in an arena.

A Spanish knight kills the bull after having lost his horse, plate nine from The Art of Bullfighting

Francisco Goya, 1814/16, published 1816

Lithograph of two horses trotting in a yard, one ridden by a man in a cap, with a brick wall behind.

Horses Exercising, plate 6 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

Théodore Géricault, 1821

Etching of a woman in striped stockings reclining on a bed with a cat sitting nearby, against a dark hatched background.

Plate from l'Assommoir (dancer reclining on bed, with cat)

Gaston La Touche, 1878

Etching of a mounted bullfighter striking a falling bull in an arena while spectators watch from the stands.

Mariano Ceballos, alias the Indian, kills the bull from his horse, plate 23 from The Art of Bullfighting

Francisco Goya, 1814/16, published 1816

Lithograph of a rural hillside road with an ox cart, cattle, sheep, and farm buildings under a cloudy sky.

Cat Mountain, near Baillieul, Département of the North

Jules de Joly, n.d.

Lithograph of a man in a turban embracing a grey Arabian horse in a desert landscape with palm trees and a tent.

An Arabian Horse, plate 8 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone (The English Suite)

Théodore Géricault, March 1821

Etching of a bull attacked by several dogs in an arena, with a mounted rider at right beside a barrier.

They Loose Dogs on the Bull, plate 25 from The Art of Bullfighting

Francisco Goya, 1814/16, published 1816

Pencil sketch of a herdsman sharpening a scythe beside two resting cows and a leaning tree.

Herdsman Sharpening a Scythe, with Cattle

Johann Christian Klengel, 19th century