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National Gallery of Art

149 works

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man seated among lions in an arched hall, with skulls and bones on the floor.

Daniel in the Lions' Den [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Engraving of a coat of arms with a cock standing on a helmet and a rampant lion below, framed by ornate scrolling foliage.

Coat of Arms with a Lion and a Cock

Albrecht Dürer, 1502/1503

Brown and grey wash drawing of cattle, deer, a milkmaid and herdsman in a meadow beneath large trees.

A Meadow with Cattle and Deer

Francis Barlow, 1684

Engraving of an angel in a sun above birds and a chaotic battle of armored soldiers and horsemen below.

The Angel in the Sun Calling the Birds of Prey

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of a large horse seen from behind beside a column, with a helmeted armored rider and lance behind it, dated 1505.

Large Horse

Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Hand-colored print of a cat caught in a net beside a waterfall, with a rat and an owl perched in a fir tree.

Le chat et le rat (The Cat and the Rat)

Pierre Quentin Chedel, 1756

Monotype of a seated woman in a pale dress, head turned, beside a dark interior with a partial figure at right.

Mlle Bécat

Edgar Degas, c. 1877/1878

Engraved ornamental panel of scrolling foliage with birds, a squirrel, a dog and two small standing figures.

Ornament with Foliage and Birds

Bartolomeus van Lochom after Hans Janssen

Etching of a ruined stone wall with a water trough, ivy, and many birds perched in trees and flying overhead.

Abreuvoir d'oiseaux (The Birds' Watering Place)

Pierre Quentin Chedel, 1754

Engraving of mourners lowering a body into a sarcophagus beside a rocky cliff, with three crosses and birds in the sky.

The Entombment with Three Birds

after Andrea Mantegna Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, c.1500/1504

Engraving of a nude Hercules wrestling a lion beside a tree, with the lion's pelt draped over his shoulders.

Hercules Killing the Lion

Brown ink sketch on blue paper of a woman in flowing dress struggling with a lion, by Francesco Guardi.

An Elegantly Dressed Woman Struggling with a Lion

Francesco Guardi, 1780

Etching of a lion in the foreground attacked by mounted hunters with spears, rendered in loose hatched lines.

The Small Lion Hunt (with One Lion)

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629

Ornamental print with strapwork, foliage, monkeys, a griffin, a lion and a double-headed eagle on a dark ground.

Strapwork and Foliage Ornament on Dark Ground with Monkeys and other Animals

Virgilius Solis

Etching of an architectural ornament with a spread-winged bird on a pediment, flanked by fruit urns and a scrolled cartouche.

Architectural Motif with a Bird

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Etching of a woman holding a child in a doorway beneath shelves of caged birds, with a shop interior behind.

Bird-Cages, Drury Lane

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1886/1888

Watercolor drawing of a grey seated cat figurine with amber eyes, a bow at its neck, and a raised paw holding a tube.

Cat Saving Bank

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Engraving of a nude man under a tree surrounded by cattle, deer, sheep, birds and other animals in a landscape.

Adam Naming the Animals

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Two grey covered dishes with cat-shaped lid finials and pierced openwork borders, rendered as a watercolor design study.

Covered Dish (Cat)

James Vail, c. 1936

Painted study of a wooden horse and rider figure with a tan horse, yellow coat, red neckerchief and blue base.

Horse and Rider

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Watercolor and graphite studies of a standing man and a seated man driving a horse and cart on grey paper.

Studies of a Man and Horse Cart

Jr Enoch Wood Perry, 1870

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a rusted iron horse head hitching post on a pale background, signed Alexander Anderson 1938.

Horse Head Hitching Post

Alexander Anderson, 1938

Watercolor study of a wooden horseshoe-shaped bog shoe with leather straps and buckles, plus separate strap details below.

Bog Shoe for Horse

James Vail, c. 1936

Vertical ornament panel with scrollwork, a central vase, putti, rabbits, and children at top and bottom, in grey line work.

Ornament Panel: Four Children with a Cat and a Dog

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Watercolor of a green wooden shelf topped with two facing stylized birds and carved geometric decoration.

"Bird" Shelf

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1940

Etching of a blank oval cartouche surrounded by reeds and ducks on water, with rocks at the base.

Cartouche with Ducks and Dogs

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a standing man with a leashed dog beside a seated woman in a headscarf, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Standing Peasant with a Dog and a Seated Woman

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1686

Hand-colored print of a great American sea eagle with brown plumage and yellow talons perched on a rock.

The Bird of Washington or Great American Sea Eagle

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1827

Etching of two sleeping dogs before a wooden fence, with a cart loaded with barrels and baskets in the background.

Hunting Dogs

Engraved ornamental pendant design with strapwork, a ribbon bow at top, and two birds hanging as earrings at the sides.

Strapwork Pendant with Two Birds as Earrings at Left and Right