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National Gallery of Art

433 works

Hand-coloured print of a crowded boat of revelers waving handkerchiefs toward a large warship at sea.

Cattle Not Insurable

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1809

Etched print of two ornamental bands with facing lion and eagle heads above, two rams and a ram skull below.

Two Ornamental Bands with Facing Heads of Lion and Eagle, and Two Rams

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1648

Watercolor of cattle drinking at a wooded pond at dusk, with tall trees and rolling hills under a pale evening sky.

Evening Light on a Wooded Lakeside with Cattle Drinking

Henri Harpignies, 1882

Hand-colored print of a crowded arena where two dogs fight as spectators in top hats shout and crowd the ring and rafters.

A Dog Fight

Thomas Rowlandson, 1811

Etched ornamental frieze of acanthus scrolls with putti, a raised garland, and dogs at the lower left.

Ornamental Frieze with Children and Dogs

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1648

Grey paper sheet with chalk studies of feet, hands, heads, a woman with a basket, and a bearded nude man in a turban.

Study for Miraculous Draught of Fishes (?)

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

Etched ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, putti with garlands, a lion head, and small satyr figures below.

Ornamental Frieze with Eagle and Lion Engarlanded by Children

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1648

Engraving of a lion hunt with mounted riders, a lion attacking a man, rearing horses and a fallen figure in the foreground.

Lion Hunt

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert

Hand-colored bird plate of Great American shrikes perched and flying among hawthorn branches with red berries and green leave

Great American Shrike or Butcher Bird

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1834

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

Hunting Dogs

Pen and brown wash drawing of a man with a sword fighting a lion that leaps from a tree, with a fallen figure below.

Orlando Rescuing Oliver from the Lion

Raphael Lamar West, 1789

Hand-colored print of two dapple-gray horses galloping, one ridden by a man in a red coat and striped cap.

Two Dapple-Gray Horses Exercising (Deux chevaux gris pommele que l'on promene)

Théodore Gericault and Léon Cogniet, 1822

Sketch of a bull surrounded by dogs, one dog tossed in the air, with a man in a hat watching at right.

Bull Attacked by Dogs

Francisco Goya, c. 1825

Engraving of a lion hunt with horsemen, camels, a wagon, and dead lions beneath palm trees, with a Latin inscription below.

Semiramis on the Lion Hunt

Gérard de Lairesse

Etching of two horned cattle resting near a wooden fence and leafy trees, drawn in brown ink on tan paper.

Cattle Resting

Robert Hills, 1807

Drawing of two horses in a wooded landscape, one grazing and one trotting, with trees behind them.

Wild Horses

Henry Bernard Chalon, 1804

Brown wash drawing of a chaotic lion hunt with hunters on horseback, spears raised, and lions attacking.

Lion Hunt

Pieter Soutman, 1615

Print of a man leading saddled horses past a thatched cottage doorway, with a dog and a pig in the foreground.

Horses at Cottage Door

Conrad Gessner, 1804

Pen and ink print of a shepherd resting under a tree beside a dog, sheep, and a wooden barrel, with a fence behind.

Shepherd with Dog and Sheep

John Boyne, 1806

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

Pen and ink print of a horse and cart beside a quarry, with a man, a dog and a thatched hut at right.

Horse and Cart in Quarry

Franz Joseph Manskirch, 1806

Etching of a large gnarled tree with two resting men and two dogs beneath it, with a distant landscape behind.

Resting, Men and Dogs under a Big Tree

William Alfred Delamotte, 1802

Charcoal sketch of two dogs resting together, one with pointed ears, on warm beige paper.

Two Dogs

Charles Herbert Woodbury, 1919

Lithograph of a cavalry carabinier in a plumed helmet mounting a horse, with other horses and a stone tower behind.

Carabinier Mounting a Horse

Designs for Two Spoons and a Dog Whistle

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Brown wash drawing of herdsmen driving cattle and sheep across a stream under a cloudy sky.

Herdsmen Driving Cattle across a Stream

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, 1760

Hand-colored print of galloping race horses with feathered headpieces, a yellow balloon, and flags along a racecourse.

French Race Horses

Woodcut print of women, animals and leafy branches with fruit, framed by a dark border, by Paul Gauguin.

Women, Animals and Foliage (Femmes, animaux et feuillages)

Paul Gauguin, in or after 1895

Etched title page with a dedicatory inscription on a pedestal, flanked by two dogs, a tree trunk and a leafy garland.

Title Page: Pedestal and a Pair of Dogs