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Painting of two seated men with dogs outside a rustic cabin, a woman and children in the doorway, cabbage and buckets nearby.

A Dog Swap

Richard Norris Brooke, 1881

Three pink roseate spoonbills wade among green marsh grass under a lavender cloudy sky, painted in loose brushwork.

Roseate Spoonbills, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of peasants with cattle, goats and sheep beside a rocky cliff and stone house under a cloudy sky.

Peasants and Cattle

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Painting of peasants with cattle, goats and sheep beside a rocky cliff and stone house under a cloudy sky.

Peasants and Cattle

Nicholaes Berchem, 1620

Painting of orange-red flamingoes with curved necks against a pale sky and dark brushed ground.

Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of seated men in a circle around fires and cooking pots, with two large tipis and a feathered ceremonial pole behind

Sioux Dog Feast

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two seated men, dogs, and a family outside a rustic cabin doorway with a cabbage and fishing net nearby.

A Dog Swap

Richard Norris Brooke, 1880

Painting of a pink roseate spoonbill wading among green marsh grasses under a pink sky, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Roseate Spoonbill, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of a Mandan village of domed earth lodges with figures, horses, tall ceremonial poles, and green hills beyond.

Bird's-eye View of the Mandan Village, 1800 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of cattle herded across a grassy field, with a man on horseback and a woman on foot under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (man on horseback, woman on foot driving cattle)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a pink and lavender sunset sky over a dark silhouetted treeline and landscape.

Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of Plains hunters on horseback and on foot chasing bison over green hills, with a fallen bison and wounded horse in

Buffalo Chase, Bulls Making Battle with Men and Horses

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a man on a white horse with a woman and dog on a forest path under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (man on horse with woman and dog)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Dusky purple landscape with spiky dark forms under a pale sky crossed by a red streak of light.

The Sky Simulated by White Flamingoes study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Three standing Sioux men in fringed hide robes and feathers, painted in watercolor within an oval frame against a pale sky.

Little Bear, Steep Wind, The Dog; Three Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux Tribe

George Catlin, 1860

Painting of cattle grazing in a meadow beside a stream, with a dark tree cluster and cloudy sky under soft light.

Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted river landscape with two hunters and dogs on a bank, a sailboat on the water, and hazy mountains under a cloudy sky.

River View with Hunters and Dogs

Thomas Doughty, 1850

Painting of mounted warriors with lances galloping across grassland past trees under a cloudy sky.

Comanche War Party, Mounted on Wild Horses

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dusky landscape with a rider on a dirt road, trees at left, and bright clouds over a sunset horizon.

Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a lion on a sandy desert ridge at sunset, with another lion behind it and reddish hills in the distance.

Lions in the Desert

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Painting of riders and dogs with travois racing across a green plain toward distant hills under a pale sky.

Comanche Moving Camp, Dog Fight Enroute

George Catlin, 1830

Dusky rural landscape with a woman herding cattle and sheep along a dirt road toward farmhouses under tall trees.

Untitled (woman with cattle and sheep at dusk)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a horse herd galloping across a grassy plain, with riders and dust clouds under a pale sky.

The Enemies' Horses

W. Herbert Dunton, 1920

Painting of a man in a feathered headdress pulling a lasso to restrain a wild horse on an open plain.

Breaking Down the Wild Horse

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of cattle grazing in a flowery meadow beside large trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with cattle grazing)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a pale leaf against a dark background, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Painting of wild horses galloping across green grassland toward a distant hill under a pale, cloudy sky.

Wild Horses at Play

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor study of two green caterpillars camouflaged among pine needles on a branch.

Pine-Tuft Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer

Painting of cattle and sheep grazing near a river with a sailboat, beneath a large tree and cloudy sky.

Untitled (cattle near river with sailboat in distance)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted line of dancers with feathered headdresses, clubs and spears, with seated drummers at right under a cloudy sky.

Dog Dance at Fort Snelling

George Catlin, 1830

Pencil sketch of a smoking volcanic island across the water, with a sleeping dog curled at the left edge.

Stromboli/Sleeping Dog

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of clowns in striped costumes falling from brown horses on a dusty ground, with green trees behind.

Clowns and Horses

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a harnessed horse pulling a loaded cart toward a bridge and distant trees.

The Horse

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil study sheet of horse anatomy showing a skeletal and muscular side view, leg bone details, and a rear view.

Horse's Anatomy

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Watercolor of an acrobat rider in red and blue standing on four galloping horses, holding a long whip.

Acrobat Rider on Four Horses

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a cart with a large wheel along a road beside trees, with a man in a hat.

Untitled (Horse Drawn Cart)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil anatomical study of a bird skeleton with leg, wing, and skull details and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Horse Anatomy

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Watercolor of white horses pulling chariots at speed past a red lantern post, with a charioteer raising a whip and orange ban

Chariots and Horses

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a green leaf with camouflaged caterpillars along its edge and brown feeding damage on a dark background.

Smaller Spotted Beach Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Pencil anatomical study of a horse skeleton with separate leg bones and skull drawings and handwritten annotations.

Horse Anatomy, Human Anatomy

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Watercolor of three dogs in costume performing, one balancing on a green barrel, on a tan ground under a blue sky.

Trained Dogs

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor study of green birch leaves with a small caterpillar camouflaged along a leaf edge against dark shadows.

White Birch Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Painting of a copperhead snake camouflaged among brown and tan dead leaves, with only its head visible at left.

Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Painting of a camp with tipis, women and children, and a dog harnessed to a travois on pale ground.

Dog Travois/Blackfoot Camp

Edwin Willard Deming, 1940

Larger Spotted Beach Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of a green caterpillar with pale jagged markings on a twig beside two serrated green leaves.

Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Two horses in a wooded landscape, one grazing and one standing behind it, rendered in dark outlines and muted watercolor wash

Two Horses

Henry C. Roberts, 1933

Watercolor of a serrated green leaf on a brown twig, with a caterpillar camouflaged along its lower edge.

Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor study of a torn green leaf with two caterpillars and a hover fly, labeled Class II, division B.

Unspotted Beach Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer