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Pen and brown wash sketch of several horses in a landscape, including a seated horse, a walking horse and a horse seen from b

Studies of Horses in a Landscape

Possibly after Stefano della Bella, c. 1642

Engraving of wild horses fighting among trees, with rearing and kicking horses and dense hatched lines.

Wild Horses Fighting

Hans Baldung Grien, 1534

Red chalk sketch of a furry dog crouched low with head down and hindquarters raised, as if ready to leap.

Jumping Furry Dog

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a saddled trotting horse with a second horse study below.

Two Sketches of Trotting Horse

Philips Wouwerman, n.d.

Sepia drawing of soldiers exercising horses in a landscape with large trees and a stone farmhouse.

Soldiers Exercising Horses Near River

Jacques François Joseph Swebach, 1785

Red chalk drawing of a crouching dog with raised head, open mouth and curled bushy tail, on a pale background.

Growling Dog Ready to Pounce

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Charcoal sketch of a rider on a walking horse, facing left, with smudged shading on cream paper and a red Degas signature.

Horse and Rider

Edgar Degas, 1887/90

Etching of the Virgin Mary ascending to heaven toward Christ while apostles gather around an open stone tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin, from the Life of the Virgin

Jacques Callot, n.d.

Dog Urinating on Rock

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a chaotic battle with mounted horsemen, rearing horses, and fallen soldiers among shields and sw

Battle Scene with Horses and Men

Domenico Campagnola, c. 1517

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen beside a grey cat in a black box and a white dog.

Woman with Shamisen and Cat

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s

Seated Dog with Collar

Attributed to Dirk Valkenburg, n.d.

Engraving of Christ blessing bread on a hill as a crowd receives food, with trees, clouds and a Latin inscription below.

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

Lucas Kilian, 1602

Woodblock print of warrior Guan Yu in green armor riding a pink horse with ornate tassels, holding a halberd.

The Horse Sekitoba and the General Guan Yu (Jp: Kan'u), from the series "A Series of Famous Horses (Meiba bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1822

Japanese woodblock print of six women in patterned kimono seated around a bird cage, with calligraphy above.

Six women seated around a bird cage

Katsushika Hokusai, 1823

Etching of a rocky coastal landscape with sailing ships, fishermen with baskets, a hillside town, and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1883

Pen and ink drawing of a sleeping cat curled in a woven wicker basket on a pale cushion.

Cat Asleep in Basket

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a figure with flowing hair driving a team of galloping horses across a tan sheet.

Apollo and His Horses

François-Alexandre Verdier, n.d.

Woodblock print of a round rust-colored bird cage with a bird inside, beside irises and a flowering branch, with calligraphy

Bird cage and flowers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a horse and rider beside a barrel under a vine trellis, with a sign reading AU CENA.

Horse with Monkey on Back

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Red chalk and graphite sketch of a saddled riderless horse turning its head, with lightly drawn ground beneath it.

Riderless Horse

After Charles Parrocel, n.d.

Engraving of three soldiers in plumed hats and cloaks standing beside a dog, one figure holding a halberd.

Three Soldiers and a Dog

Sebald Beham, n.d.

Pencil drawing of three horses galloping across a grassy field with a sketched tree in the background.

Three Horses Running

Possibly after Carle Vernet, n.d.

Woodblock print of peasants planting rice in paddies and a man washing a red horse beneath trees.

Rural Scene in Early Summer: Peasants Transplanting Rice and a Man Washing a Horse

Katsukawa Shun'ei, late 1790s

Etching of two horses in a field, one grazing and one standing, with a tree, fence and distant cart.

Grazing Horse, plate three from Series of Horses

Dirk Stoop, 1651

Painted sheet with Lady Justice holding sword and scales above a blue heraldic shield flanked by two lions, in ornate border.

Figure of Justice and Shield with Lions Rampant

Unknown artist, n.d.

Daumier lithograph of a gentleman and lady in crinoline watching a rider thrown from a horse near a hedge, 1856.

“- I'll never understand, how these exercises are supposed to ameliorate the condition of a horse..... the only thing…

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Lithograph of a dead horse lying in snow with birds flying overhead and wooden huts in the distance.

Dead Horse

Théodore Géricault, 1823

Woman in a kimono carries a black cat under a pale umbrella in the rain beside a green bamboo fence.

Honorable Mr. Cat

Helen Hyde, 1903

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man and a woman looking up at framed paintings while a young man watches beside them.

Looking at the Painting of Manet. “- Why the devil is this fat, red-faced woman in her nightdress called Olympia? - B…

Honoré Daumier, 1865