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Grey wash drawing of a haloed saint on steps before a crowd, with angels and cherubs in clouds above and a colonnade at right

The Vision of Saint Benedict

Francesco de Mura, 1740

Etching of three cats: a dark cat seated at left, a cat under a wooden chair at upper right, and a curled cat below.

The Cats (Les chats)

Édouard Manet, 1869

Watercolor interior of a woman in a white gown and a kneeling man in blue, with a figure watching from a doorway.

The Proposal (recto); Unfinished drawing of a horse and rider (verso)

Richard Parkes Bonington, after 1820

Watercolor drawing of a towering nude angel raising one arm before a sunburst, holding an open book, feet in flame above the

Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10)

William Blake, ca. 1803-5

Engraving of Saint Martin with a horse on a ship, surrounded by boats, grotesque figures, and a walled city on the shore.

Saint Martin with His Horse on a Ship

Johannes I van Doetecum, c. 1561

Pen and wash drawing of the Nativity with the Christ Child, Holy Family, ox, donkey, angels and rabbits in a stable.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Trometta, ca. 1565

Brown wash drawing of Christ crowning a kneeling woman as cherubs and a dove of the Holy Spirit gather in the clouds above.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Francesco Vanni, 1605

Pen and red chalk design for a wall decoration with niches, saints, a chariot with horses, and clouds.

Design for a Wall Decoration: Representations of the Ascension and of the Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch

Giovanni de' Vecchi, ca. 1600

Pencil drawing of a draped woman with blossom beside a flowering tree, a ram, and crocuses at her feet.

The Month of March

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1866

Pen-and-ink drawing of a horse facing left, covered with measurement lines and handwritten numbers on aged paper.

Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto)

Andrea del Verrocchio, ca. 1480-88

Hand-colored drawing of two spotted African wild dogs standing on grass beside a rock and tree stump, with Dutch text below.

Lycaon pictus (African wild dog)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Etching of a wolf fighting off a pack of hounds beside a large oak tree and a stream.

Wolf Hunt

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1725

Etching of several hounds attacking a fox in a wooded landscape beside a large tree and a stream.

Fox Hunt

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1736

Fan mount design with a dancing couple, elegant seated women in gowns, arched colonnade and an oval landscape vignette.

Fan Mount: The Spanish Piazza

Charles Conder, 1896

Watercolor of a ruined castle on a hill with a shepherd, dog and sheep on a dirt path under a pale sky.

Ruined Castle

John Sell Cotman, 1823-42

Brown wash drawing of a swordsman stabbing a panther as armored warriors with spears and shields look on.

The Shipwrecked Alphone Rescues Lisamante from a Panther

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Pen and wash drawing of mounted riders and a crowd in a triumphal procession entering a city gate, shown in a lunette shape.

Triumphal Entry into a City

Francesco Salviati, 1530s

Pen and red chalk drawing of an allegorical scene with a muscular figure raising a sword above putti and clouds.

Allegory

Orazio Samacchini, 1532-77

Engraving of a standing allegorical woman holding a banner with an eagle, with an obelisk and coat of arms beside her.

Charity, from "The Virtues"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Engraving of Cupid on a chariot drawn by horses leading a procession of figures past a temple and hilltop town.

The Triumph of Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of the Fountain of the Animals at Versailles with a central water jet, bronze animal groups and cypress trees.

Fountain of the Animals at Versailles

Jean Raymond, 1760

Engraving of Saint Paul raising a fallen Patroclus as onlookers gather, with a dog at lower left and classical buildings behi

Saint Paul raising Patroclus who is on the ground, surrounded by a group of onlookers, a dog in the foreground at left

Agostino Carracci, 1583

Engraving of a haloed figure among clouds with angels and trumpets, and a skeleton with a scythe on a hill below.

The Triumph of Eternity on Death, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Japanese woodblock print of a woman on a brown horse beside a grey dog and a black goat on a yellow ground.

English Woman, Chinese Dog, and Sheep (Eikoku fujin, karainu, rashiyamen), from the series "People of the Five Nation…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Brown ink drawing of Christ riding a donkey into Jerusalem as a crowd gathers, with a figure spreading a cloak on the road.

The Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem

Ercole Setti, 16th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a coastal landscape with framing trees, rocks, a tower, a sailboat and a distant island.

Coastal Landscape

Gherardo Cibo, 1512-1600

Engraving of a bird hunt with two hunters, a woman on horseback, a large tree, and flying birds before a distant castle.

Bird Hunt

Jean Baptiste Scotin, 1730

Watercolor drawing of a couple in period dress seen from behind, with a small white dog and a flower vase beside them.

Young Couple Seen From Behind

Hippolyte-Omer Ballue, mid-19th century

Red chalk sketch of winged cherubs on clouds in a curved ceiling compartment, with a dragon head in the upper right.

Preparatory Drawing of a Ceiling for Etching, after Boucher Drawing

Jean-Charles François, mid-18th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a spotted horse raising a leg toward a dog, with another horse running behind in a field.

Two Horses Fighting Dog

Johann Georg Pforr, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a horse buggy on a road, seated figures, arched buildings and distant mountains.

Landscape Prospect with a Buggy and a Herd of Goats

Giuseppe Zocchi, 1711-67

Etching of two horses in a field, one harnessed beside a plough and cart, the other grazing, with a distant hill.

Two Horses by a Plough

Karel Dujardin, 1657