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National Gallery of Art

433 works

Symmetrical folk-art arrangement of many animals, including giraffes, elephants, lions and peacocks, in rows on a beige groun

Cutout of Animals

Unknown artist, second quarter 19th century

Engraving of Saint Martin on horseback in a crowded boat, surrounded by grotesque figures, with a harbor town behind.

Saint Martin with His Horse in a Ship

Johannes van Doetechum, the Elder, and Lucas van Doetechum, after Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1561

Etching of a hilly landscape with a town on a ridge, a large tree at right, and travelers with horses on a road.

Hunting Birds

Jacques Callot, probably c. 1630

Small framed print of many horses rearing and galloping across a field, with tiny riders in the distance.

Horses Running

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot, 1621

Pen drawing with red accents of a seated woman with flowers in her hair, framed by stylized leafy foliage.

Seated Girl with a Dog

Unknown artist, c. 1325

Etching of the Virgin holding the infant Christ on a ledge, with a halo, a curtain and a bird in flight above.

The Virgin and Child with a Bird

Simone Cantarini

Chalk study on grey paper with several figures: a bearded man in a turban, a nude torso, a raised arm, and a foot.

Study for Miraculous Draught of Fishes (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a martyrdom scene with soldiers, a mounted rider, a hilltop group, and a distant town.

The Martyrdom of Saint Alexander of Bergamo

Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1524

Lithograph of a pale winged horse with its head turned left, set against heavy dark shading and a diagonal band.

Cheval aile (Winged Horse)

Odilon Redon, 1894

Engraving of a man leading a saddled horse past a river, a seated figure, large trees and a hilltop town under clouds.

Landscape with a Man Leading a Horse

Battista Franco after Titian

Hand-colored print of two sicklebill birds of paradise on a branch, one male with red wing plumes and a curved black bill.

Drepanornis albertisi (Black-billed Sicklebill Bird of Paradise)

John Gould and W. Hart

Hand-colored plate of Sickle-billed Birds of Paradise with long iridescent tails perched on branches among tropical leaves.

Epimachus speciosus (Sickle-billed Bird of Paradise)

Etching of a large tree, a thatched cottage and a horse-drawn covered cart on a rural road.

Cart with Two Draft Horses

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Hand-colored plate of two Diphyllodes chrysoptera birds of paradise on branches with berries and leaves.

Diphyllodes chrysoptera (Magnificent Bird of Paradise)

John Gould and W. Hart

Hand-colored plate of two perched songbirds with detail studies of a tail and two heads with dark caps.

Birds - U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys, 35th Parallel

Unknown artist

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a peasant and dog on a path, and a distant town under clouds.

Peasant with His Dog

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Hand-colored lithograph of two green fruit doves with grey necks and orange foreheads on a rocky ledge among reeds.

Two Birds (Ptilonopus Auranthfrons)

Hand-colored plate of a rufous-crowned bird with a black mask and white throat standing among grass and leaves.

Bird (Larvivora Ruficeps)

Unknown artist

Etching of a lion, leopard, bear, wolf, sheep and roosters gathered under a tree, with a goose flying above.

The Lion Announces a Peace

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Hand-colored plate of two reddish-brown rail birds with barred flanks standing among grasses on sandy ground.

Birds of Philippines

John Gerrard Keulemans

Hand-colored engraving of a green touraco bird with a tall crest and long red-brown tail perched on a branch.

The Touraco Bird

Unknown artist

Etching of a seated lion attended by a leopard, wolves, a hare and a bear under a tree in a hilly landscape.

The Lion Seeks Advice

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Hand-colored engraving of five flycatchers on branches, with four bird eggs and an insect, numbered plate 13.

Five Birds with Their Eggs and an Insect

Alexander Lawson after Alexander Wilson, published 1808/1814

Etching of a horse head with feathered headdress beside a turbaned man seen from behind, with a small rider at lower right.

A Black Man Feeding a Horse

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1662

Etching of animals in a wooded landscape: a bear and lion face each other while a wolf, sheep, rooster and fox watch.

The Bear Beseeches the Lion for Justice

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Etching of a ruined abbey with grazing cattle, a man chopping wood, and a distant village under an open sky.

Ruined Abbey with Cattle and a Man Chopping Wood

Paul Sandby, 1758

Etching of two dogs joined together on a rocky bank, with a tree, a figure in a doorway, and a distant town.

Two Dogs Copulating

Etching of four wolves resting and standing among rocks and trees beneath a cliff, with a wicker basket at lower right.

The Cat Sent as Messenger

Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656

Lithograph of a wild horse with flowing mane rearing above grass against a dark, shadowed landscape background.

Wild Horse Coming out of the Water (Cheval sauvage)

Eugène Delacroix, 1828

Hand-colored engraving of a lion standing over a dead sheep beside rocks and trees, with a second lion in shadow.

Le lion (The Lion)

A.-J. de Fehrt / After Jean-Baptiste Oudry, published 1759