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National Gallery of Art

433 works

Aldrich's Dog

Arthur Bowen Davies, late 1880s

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of trees, distant hills and a river bend on tan paper, by Joshua Shaw.

The Horse Shoe on the Shenandoah, Virginia

Joshua Shaw, 1820s

Expressive black crayon drawing of a lion with head lowered, shown on a cream paper background.

Löwe (Lion) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

René Beeh, 1920

Engraved landscape with three nude men, a dog, a river, a farmhouse and distant mountains under clouds.

Landscape with Three Nude Men and a Dog

Jan Sadeler I after Gillis Mostaert

Engraving of a horse with a monkey on its back, a second monkey in a tree, and a dog below.

Horse with Two Monkeys and a Dog

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Pencil sketch of a veiled female figure praying, with a head apparition and lion forms sketched around her.

Figure Seen from behind Praying to an Apparition of a Head with Lions Below

Pastel portrait of a young girl in a white dress and bonnet holding a white dog on her lap, seated in a chair.

Child with Pet Dog

Micah Williams, c. 1825

Engraving of a camel, donkey, dog and several birds, with an owl perched on the donkey's back, in a dark hatched setting.

Owl on Back of Donkey, Bird on Back of Camel with Other Animals

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Pencil sketch of a woman in flowing robes leaning down to pat a seated dog beside a stone wall.

Woman Patting a Dog

Etching of horses in a pasture, one lying in the foreground, others grazing near a leaning tree and a small cottage.

Horses in a Pasture

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Pen and brown ink sketch of two ragged beggars walking with a small shaggy dog at their feet.

Two Beggars with Their Dog

Paul Troger, c. 1728

Pencil sketch of a lion's head and forepaw resting on the lower right of a pale sheet of paper.

Lion

Circular etching of a pastoral landscape with a resting horse, cattle, a goat, two seated shepherds, a river and trees.

Landscape with Animals and Two Seated Shepherds

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Etching of a vast vaulted interior with two lions, chains, scaffolding and small workmen among towering arches.

The Lion Bas-Reliefs

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1761

Brown wash drawing of a striped thylacine beside a platypus on rocky ground, with grasses and a flowering plant.

Illustration for "Bird Beast"

Charles Livingston Bull

Graphite sketches of a panther and a young lion head, with handwritten labels, on aged paper.

Panther and Young Lion Studies

Arthur Bowen Davies

Sepia print of two horses drinking at a pond beneath trees and bright, feathery foliage, by Charles-François Daubigny.

Two Horses at a Watering Place (Les Deux chevaux a l'abreuvoir)

Charles-François Daubigny, c. 1859/1862

Brown wash drawing of a violent lion hunt with horsemen, spears, shields, rearing horses and attacking lions.

Lion Hunt

Pieter Claesz Soutman and Sir Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615-1618

Pen and brown ink sketch of a cavalryman mounting a horse, with flowing mane and tail, on pale paper.

Cavalryman Mounting a Horse

Luigi Sabatelli

Watercolor sketch of a seated couple under a parasol on a beach with two dogs, a woman in blue and a man in black.

A Couple Seated on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Horse

Edgar Degas, c. 1890

Tabby cat with yellow eyes lying on a pink cushion against a grey background, signed Steinlen.

Winter: Cat on a Cushion (L'hiver: Chat sur un coussin)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Watercolor and pen sketch of a man and woman in period dress with two dogs on a beach, with figures in the background.

Ladies and Gentleman Walking on the Beach with Two Dogs

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Etching of a grand equestrian festival with riders, carriages, a central fountain, triumphal arch and crowded stands.

The Prince of Tuscany, His Horse Troops and Carriages around Mount Atlas

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Watercolor of cattle grazing in a meadow with trees, a church tower, and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Meadow with Cattle near Glastonbury

Watercolor sketch of seated men and women in blue dresses and top hats on a beach, with a standing man and a dog.

Ladies and Gentlemen Seated on the Beach with a Dog

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1866

Etching of a rider on a horse herding cattle, sheep, and goats across a hilly landscape within a circle.

Peasant Seated on a Horse with Cows, Sheep, and Goats

Stefano Della Bella

Pencil sketch sheet of many cattle studies: standing bulls, reclining cows, and small grazing herd figures on pale paper.

Studies of Cattle

Etching of three horses in a grassy field beside a tree, with a fence and distant building on the right.

Three Horses in a Field

Pieter van Laer, 1636

Etching of a shepherd on horseback driving cattle down a grassy hill, within a circular frame with distant mountains.

Shepherd on a Horse Driving a Herd of Various Animals

Stefano Della Bella