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National Gallery of Art

433 works

Pencil sketch of cattle walking across a field, with a small herder figure raising an arm above the herd.

Cattle

Thomas Rowlandson

Print with a standing horse above a circular portrait of a man in armor and ruff, with ink sketches below.

Sketches of a Horse and a Nobleman

Unknown artist

Etching of a nymph in a flowing tunic holding a large dog by its collar beside a tall tree and distant hills.

Nymph Holding a Large Dog by a Collar

Stefano Della Bella

Brown ink drawing of a man with a whip facing a rearing horse on open ground beside a tree.

Landscape with the Taming of a Horse

Guercino, 1620/1630

Ink sketch of an armored warrior on a rearing horse, arm raised, on toned paper.

Warrior in Renaissance Armor on a Rearing Horse

Workshop of Peter Vischer the Younger, c. 1530/1540

Etching of a doe attacked by two dogs in a marsh, with a horseman and a leaping stag in the background.

Doe in a Marsh Attacked by Two Dogs

Stefano Della Bella

Pencil sketch of a standing hunter with a wide-brimmed hat, staff, and leash, with two dogs at his feet.

Study of Hunter with Dogs

Elihu Vedder, c. 1858

Etching of a horse, buffalo, sheep and goat resting among rocks and a tree in an open hilly landscape.

A Horse, Buffalo, Sheep, and Goat in an Italian Landscape

Johann Elias Ridinger after Johann Heinrich Roos

Etching of a wild boar chased by a dog, with mounted hunters in an open landscape under a cloudy sky.

Boar Chased by a Dog

Stefano Della Bella

Black chalk drawing of a wooded hillside with a man walking a path accompanied by a dog.

Landscape with a Man and a Dog

Leandro Bassano after Titian, c. 1580

Pencil drawing of a horse lying on grass, head turned back, mane falling over its neck, on blue-grey paper.

Resting Horse

Attributed to Paulus Potter

Etching of a leaping doe chased by a dog past a large oak, with a mounted hunter and a stag in the distance.

Deer Chased by a Dog to the Right

Stefano Della Bella

Hand-colored print of a male and female greater bird of paradise perching on a branch with pink flowers and green leaves.

Bird of Paradise (Paradisea apoda)

John Gould and W. Hart, published 1875-1888

Pen and ink sketch of a standing nude man beside a hatched, maned lion on pale paper.

Male Nude with a Lion [verso]

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1500

Etching of a leaping stag chased by two dogs from the left, with another deer running behind across an open landscape.

Deer Chased by Two Dogs to the Left

Stefano Della Bella

Engraving of cats performing music around a table, watched by an owl, with a monkey playing a flute on the floor.

The Cat's Concert

Coryn Boel after David Teniers the Younger

Two Studies of a Child's Head; Two Studies of a Child's Head, a Woman in Profile, and a Man Wrestling an Animal [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Etching of a curly-haired child seated beside a large dog, with a second child and a town landscape behind them.

Child Playing with a Dog

Stefano Della Bella

Grey wash drawing of an owl flying above kneeling figures before classical columns and an altar with flames.

Pallas Athene in the Form of a Bird Leaving Nestor and Telemachus

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, c. 1780

Graphite sketch of a bearded man's head above a smaller drawing of a dog's head on pale paper.

Head of a Bearded Man with a Head of a Dog [recto]

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Etching of a turbaned attendant in a long coat holding a horse's bridle, with a small mounted rider at left.

Polish Attendant Holding the Bridle of a Horse

Stefano Della Bella

Red chalk drawing of a rearing horse on a pedestal with faint measurement lines and proportional notes.

A Marble Horse on the Quirinal Hill [recto]

Raphael, c. 1513

Pencil and wash sketch of a windmill on a hill, with a horse and cart and figures in the foreground.

A Cart with Two Horses near a Windmill

Pole Holding the Bridle of a Horse while Speaking with Two Other Men

Stefano Della Bella

The Horse of Selene from the Elgin Marbles [recto]

William Etty, after 1807

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a cart piled high with hay, with a wheel visible at lower right.

A Horse Pulling a Load of Hay

J. Frederick Tayler

Etching of a man in a turban riding a horse while leading another horse across a flat landscape.

Polish Attendant with Two Horses

Stefano Della Bella

Engraving of a lark and two smaller birds in a landscape with a river, hills, and towns in the distance.

Lark and Two Smaller Birds

Adriaen Collaert, c. 1600

Etching of a ruined arch with a stone basin, where many birds perch in pine trees and fly across the sky.

Abreuvoir d'oiseaux (The Birds' Watering Place)

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher, 1754

Head of a Horse Seen in Profile and in Three-Quarters

Stefano Della Bella