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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pen and wash drawing of Daniel among lions with a winged angel descending above an arched architectural setting.

Daniel in the Lion's Den

Pietro Novelli, 1640

Pencil sketches of robed figures and dogs on tan paper, with handwritten color notes annotating the clothing.

Figure Sketches with Dogs, Port Said, Egypt

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Dog and lion

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil sketch of two harnessed horses pulling a wagon with a spoked wheel visible on the right.

Horses and Wagon (The Picnic Excursion)

Winslow Homer, 1860

Study of a Horse, Quimper, Brittany

Samuel Colman, 1870

Loose pencil sketch on cream paper of a goat's head above a reclining dog.

Dog and goat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil sketch of a horned cow in a barn beside a feeding trough, with a second cow head in the foreground and hanging harness

Cattle Study for Sheep-Shearing

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Watercolor study of three harnessed horses pulling a wooden plow across a field, on textured tan paper.

Study of Three Horses with a Plow, France

Samuel Colman, 1870

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and neck in loose graphite lines on cream paper.

Horse

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Red chalk sketch on grey-blue paper of a dog lying down with its head resting forward.

Sketch: A couching dog

Giovanni Maria Viani, 1700

Watercolor study of a brown and white cow's head with curved horns against a loose blue sky.

Head of a Cow, Étretat

Samuel Colman, 1870

Dog

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a peacock with a long tail in a garden with trees and shrubs.

Peacock in a Garden

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of two long-beaked birds among acanthus leaves and seed pods on a curving stem.

Two Birds in Foliage with Seed Pods

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Pencil sketch of a horse's head and a saddle on a cream sheet mounted in a grey sketchbook album.

Head of a Horse and a Saddle

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch sheet of sheep in various poses, grazing and resting on the ground, by Walter Shirlaw.

Sketches of Sheep

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Graphite sketch sheet with multiple studies of cow heads, eyes, horns, and legs on cream paper.

Studies of Cows

Samuel Colman, 1860

Pen and ink wash drawing of Hercules wrestling and killing the Nemean lion, with an Italian caption below.

Hercules and Nemean Lion

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a cow lying down on tan paper, head turned toward the viewer, with horns and hatched shading.

Studying of a Lying Cow

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor study of a cow's head facing forward, with white face, brown ears and curved horns on tan paper.

Two Studies of Cattle

Samuel Colman, 1870

Graphite sketch of a cow's body and back with hatched shading, a study for a mural by Kenyon Cox.

Study for "Herding," "The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture," State Capitol, Des Moines, IA

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two peacocks on open ground with trees and shrubs behind them, by Walter Shirlaw, 1880.

Two Peacocks in a Landscape

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor study of unfolding horse chestnut and maple buds with yellow blossoms on a pale paper ground.

Horse Chestnut and Maple Buds Unfolding, Central Park

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil and wash sketch of a standing uniformed officer with a kepi and sword, with a horse's head faintly below.

Officer and Head of a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Watercolor of a tall brick tower and palazzo in Siena with horse riders on a curving track in the foreground.

Horse Race, Siena, Italy

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil and watercolor study of two grazing cows on grass, with faint sketches of cattle legs above.

Cattle, Two Grazing Cows and the Backs of Calves

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse, seen from behind, on a tan sheet of paper.

Man Riding a Horse

Winslow Homer, 1860

Red chalk drawing of three goats, one standing, one lying down, and a head study at left, on tan paper.

Three Goats, after an etching from Berchem's "Animalia" (Animals) [ Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri im…

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1650

Oil study of a brown and white cow standing side on in a sunlit field, with blue-green background.

Study of a Standing Cow

Samuel Colman, 1870

Anatomical Sketches of Human and Animal Heads

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880