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Animals

11,173 works

Etching of a festival procession with mounted riders circling a central figure holding a large globe, watched by crowds.

Il Mondo Festeggiante: Entrance of Cosimo III de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Hand-coloured 1777 plate showing six numbered butterflies in orange, brown, grey and speckled patterns on cream paper.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate CXXXVIIII

Unknown artist, 1777

Engraved plate IX showing numbered freshwater bivalve shells in varied sizes, with two large specimens labelled in inches.

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate IX

Unknown artist, 1896

Etching of an oval screen with a rebus of emblems including an eagle, ships, a barrel, scales and a sea nymph.

Screen with Rebus of Fortune

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Scientific plate of stag beetles in dorsal views with labeled enlarged details of mandibles, legs and antennae on cream paper

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate XII

Unknown artist, 1864

Hand-colored plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with a caption key listing species names.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate XI

Unknown artist, 1857

Coloured plate of two Voluta pacifica sea shells, one showing the open aperture and one the mottled outer surface.

Exotic conchology - Plate 43

Unknown artist, 1841

Coloured plate of four Platycephalus flathead fish in side view with line drawings of their flattened heads from above.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCCXVIII

Unknown artist, 1862

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CCXXXIV

Unknown artist, 1877

Plate of hand-coloured land and freshwater shells, numbered 135 to 152, with species captions at the bottom of the page.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate XII

Unknown artist, 1857

Etching of a rider on a horse herding cattle, sheep, and goats across a hilly landscape within a circle.

Peasant Seated on a Horse with Cows, Sheep, and Goats

Stefano Della Bella

Hand-coloured plate of two Strombus melanastomus sea shells, one upright and one reclining, with a species caption below.

Exotic conchology - Plate 47

Unknown artist, 1841

Etching of a shepherd on horseback driving cattle down a grassy hill, within a circular frame with distant mountains.

Shepherd on a Horse Driving a Herd of Various Animals

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a nymph in a flowing tunic holding a large dog by its collar beside a tall tree and distant hills.

Nymph Holding a Large Dog by a Collar

Stefano Della Bella

Etched rebus print by Charles Meryon with a bird, verse text, fortification, table, barrel, and a figure in a landscape.

Rebus: Béranger was not really strong, for he never had the key to the fields

Charles Meryon, 1863

Charcoal sketch of a rider on a walking horse, facing left, with smudged shading on cream paper and a red Degas signature.

Horse and Rider

Edgar Degas, 1887/90

Etching of a doe attacked by two dogs in a marsh, with a horseman and a leaping stag in the background.

Doe in a Marsh Attacked by Two Dogs

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a wild boar chased by a dog, with mounted hunters in an open landscape under a cloudy sky.

Boar Chased by a Dog

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a leaping doe chased by a dog past a large oak, with a mounted hunter and a stag in the distance.

Deer Chased by a Dog to the Right

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a leaping stag chased by two dogs from the left, with another deer running behind across an open landscape.

Deer Chased by Two Dogs to the Left

Stefano Della Bella

Engraving of two dogs dancing upright as a man cracks a whip, with a seated woman, children, and a piper nearby under a tree.

Dancing Dogs

Thomas Gaugain, 1790

Etching of a curly-haired child seated beside a large dog, with a second child and a town landscape behind them.

Child Playing with a Dog

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a turbaned attendant in a long coat holding a horse's bridle, with a small mounted rider at left.

Polish Attendant Holding the Bridle of a Horse

Stefano Della Bella

Pole Holding the Bridle of a Horse while Speaking with Two Other Men

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of a donkey-headed pupil at a letter A sheet, watched by a horse-headed teacher with a magnifying glass.

Plate 37 from "Los Caprichos": Might not the pupil know more? (Si Sabrá mas el discipulo?)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a man in a turban riding a horse while leading another horse across a flat landscape.

Polish Attendant with Two Horses

Stefano Della Bella

Etching of the Virgin Mary ascending to heaven toward Christ while apostles gather around an open stone tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin, from the Life of the Virgin

Jacques Callot, n.d.

Head of a Horse Seen in Profile and in Three-Quarters

Stefano Della Bella

Pen and brown ink drawing of a chaotic battle with mounted horsemen, rearing horses, and fallen soldiers among shields and sw

Battle Scene with Horses and Men

Domenico Campagnola, c. 1517

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen beside a grey cat in a black box and a white dog.

Woman with Shamisen and Cat

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s

Engraving of Christ blessing bread on a hill as a crowd receives food, with trees, clouds and a Latin inscription below.

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

Lucas Kilian, 1602

Woodblock print of warrior Guan Yu in green armor riding a pink horse with ornate tassels, holding a halberd.

The Horse Sekitoba and the General Guan Yu (Jp: Kan'u), from the series "A Series of Famous Horses (Meiba bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1822