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Animals

11,086 works

Etching of rustic figures, children and a dog in a clearing beneath trees, with a donkey at right.

Children with Donkey and Dog in a Clearing

Pierre Parrocel, 1825

Title page of The Air with a small colored illustration of a bird in flight against a pale blue cloud.

Air Bird

George Baxter, 1835

Hand-colored engraving of red-coated soldiers firing volleys into a street crowd, with victims on the ground and a church tow

The Boston Massacre, or, The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5, 1770 by a party of the 29…

Paul Revere Jr., 1770

Engraving of an ornate triumphal car with urns, a helmeted armored figure, reclining river gods, and processional figures.

Triumphal car from the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine

Cherubino Alberti, 1589

Engraved satire of false perspective showing a fisherman, sheep, swans, a boat and a wagon in illogical scale and placement.

Satire on False Perspective: Frontispiece to "Kirby's Perspective"

Luke Sullivan, February 1754

Title page of Spring with a hand-colored vignette of a bird perched on a bare tree over a pale green landscape.

A Bird of Spring

George Baxter, 1837

Red chalk drawing of a cow, horse and cat in a stable, with a man bending over a pile of hay at left.

Animals in a Stable

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1755

Red chalk drawing of God appearing in clouds with an angel, a kneeling man looking up, and sheep below.

God Appearing to Moses

Pierre Brébiette, ca. 1632

Etching of fashionable figures shopping among bookstalls, fan and lace shops in a 17th-century Parisian gallery, with dogs in

The Gallery of the Palace of Justice

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Title page with a colored vignette of two red-breasted birds feeding in snow beneath a leaded window.

Winter Bird

George Baxter, 1837

Lithograph of a lion crouched over a dead horse on rocky ground, with dark cliffs behind them.

Horse Devoured by a Lion (Cheval devore par un lion)

Théodore Géricault, 1823

Watercolor drawing of a brown and grey songbird perched on a curved branch with exposed roots, labeled Castrica Passerina.

Castrica Passerina

Vincenzo Leonardi

Brown ink drawing of a bird with spread wings perched on a curved branch with fruit, by Andrea Mantegna.

A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit

Andrea Mantegna, 1460s (?)

Watercolor of figures and sailing boats on a beach beneath a dark storm cloud, with dunes and cottages at left.

Figures on a beach in northern France

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Engraving of Prospero and Miranda beside Caliban reaching toward the flying spirit Ariel in a rocky cave, from Shakespeare's

The Enchanted Island Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Ac…

Peter Simon, first published 1797; reissued 1852

Print of a striped tabby cat napping on a grassy mound while mice watch nearby.

Puss Napping

George Baxter, 1856

Etched Egyptian-style chimneypiece with a caryatid, mummy figure, hieroglyphs and sphinx heads above a burning fire.

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Mummy superimposed on a large caryatid above the lintel (Ch. à l'égyptiennne surm…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Grey wash architectural fantasy of a ruined classical pediment with urns, a fountain, a reclining figure and a wolf with twin

Architectural Fantasy

Johann Ferdinand von Hohenberg, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of Christ riding a donkey as a crowd waves palm branches and children reach toward him.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

Hans Stutte, 1611

Engraving of a stout seated man with a cane at a table with companions, a standing youth and woman at right, dogs and armor.

The Seven Ages, Fifth Age: The Justice (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7)

Peter Simon, first published 1801; reissued 1852

Engraving of a mother with two children, a dog, horses and soldiers before an inn, with travelers in a cave opening.

Mother with Two Children and a Horse in Front of an Inn

Jan van Huchtenburgh, late 17th/early 18th century

Etching of a rider leading two horses into water beside a riverbank with cottages, a ruined tower and trees.

Horses Being Led to Water on a Winding Riverbank

Nicolas Pérignon, 1771

Grey wash drawing of peasants resting under a tree with cattle and sheep in a pastoral landscape.

Peasants with Cattle and Sheep

Adriaen van de Velde, mid-17th century

Engraving of a horseman firing a pistol in battle, with rearing horses, a fallen soldier and smoke in the background.

A Horseman Shooting a Turk from His Horse

Jan van Huchtenburgh

Hand-colored print of Washington on a white horse under flags, greeted by women in gowns strewing flowers.

Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to New York to be…

Nathaniel Currier, 1845

Etching of a battle with two armored riders on rearing horses fighting in front of a walled city and advancing troops.

Battle Scene with Two Horses Attacking Each Other

Antonio Tempesta

Sepia print of a busy cobbled Broadway street with carriages, pedestrians, and a classical City Hall building.

Broadway and City Hall in New York (Brodway-Gatan Och Rådhuset i New York)

Carl Fredrik Akrell, 1824

Etched print of armored cavalry charging over trampled soldiers and shields in a crowded battle scene.

Cavalry Charge with Soldiers and Horses Trampled

Antonio Tempesta

Pen drawing of a cobbled street with timber buildings, a woman and a man in tricorn hat walking, figures by a wall and a ship

The Sunday Walk, illustration to "Sally in Our Alley"

Edwin Austin Abbey, ca. 1886

Pen drawing of a stable with a horse over a stall, a man stirring a bucket, and a standing man with a pitchfork.

And none knew why he fed them both with his own hands, illustration to "Quince"

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Etching of two riders on horseback passing a herd of sheep and goats beneath a large tree on a rocky hillside.

Two Riders Passing Near a Herd of Animals

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Pen and ink drawing of three people in period dress seated on a stone bench near a tree, with ruins and distant travelers.

The bird to others flew, illustration to "A Love Song"

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1887