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Animals

11,188 works

Japanese woodblock print of a small bird on a branch beneath hanging blue wisteria blossoms and green leaves.

Bird and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Etching of a plumed horseman with raised sword among fallen figures and attackers in a smoky battle scene.

Plate 17 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'They do not agree' (No se convienen)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1810 (published 1863)

Etching of cattle and goats led by a herdsman past a ruined classical column, with a hilltop castle and stormy sky beyond.

The Herd Returning in Stormy Weather

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1650-51

Engraving of a crowned woman in classical drapes beside a horse and cornucopia, holding a small domed model, labeled EUROPA.

Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1730-71

Etching of a village road with a thatched inn bearing a swan sign, farm buildings, two riders on horseback and trees.

The Swan's Inn with Farms from the series The Small Landscapes

The Master of the Small Landscapes, 1559-61

Etching of a cloaked woman gesturing before a crowd of grotesque animal-headed figures on a rocky bank.

Plate 75 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Charlatan's show' (Farándula de charlatanes)

Francisco Goya, 1814-15 (published 1863)

Etching of a woman in a pale dress fleeing with hands to her head, a dog running beside her, and a seated figure in a cap at

Plate 65 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'What is this hubbub?' (Qué alboroto es este?)

Francisco Goya, 1814-15 (published 1863)

Etching of an owl with spread wings above a crouching cat, with a cloaked figure bending at right.

Plate 73 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Feline pantomime' (Gatesca pantomima)

Francisco Goya, 1814-15 (published 1863)

Double page of Persian calligraphy framed by a blue border with gold-painted animals, dragons, a phoenix and trees.

The Illuminated Border of Animals, double page from a copy of the Gulistan of Sa'di

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Etching of a dog leaping over a pack of snarling dogs on open ground, with the caption 'Se defiende bien' below.

Plate 78 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'He defends himself well' (Se defiende bien)

Francisco Goya, 1814-15 (published 1863)

Engraved allegory with mounted riders, hunting dogs, a winged figure and putti around a central coat of arms cartouche.

Allegory of the Triumph of the Netherlands over Spain

Jan Saenredam, 1600

Engraving of an allegorical hunting scene with horsemen, hounds, a falconer, cherubs holding a coat of arms, and trees.

Allegory of the Flourishing State of the United Provinces

Jan Saenredam, 1602

Etching of a shoemaker working under a counter while a customer smokes outside and a dog sleeps beneath ivy, 1671.

The Shoemaker

Adriaen van Ostade, 1671

Sepia drawing of a cow, horse, and sleeping man with a cat in a rustic stable filled with hay.

Animals in a Stable

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg II

Woodblock print of a black horse with ornate saddle tethered beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

Black Horse Tethered under a Blossoming Cherry Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Pencil drawing of an equestrian statue on a pedestal before a Gothic church and Venetian palazzi in a city square.

View of the South side of the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, with Verrocchio's statue of Bartolomeo Coll…

Friedrich Nerly, 1807-78

Black silhouette of a man in a top hat and long coat with a walking stick, beside a tree, with horses behind a fence.

Silhouette Portrait of John Randolph

William Henry Brown, 1844

Brown ink and wash sheet of many studies of birds, including hawks, ducks and waders, with handwritten notes.

Studies of Birds (recto); Village Scene with Skaters (verso)

Albert Flamen, mid-17th century

Grey wash drawing of a rider, horse-drawn wagon, and dog on a road, with an obelisk and tower in the distant landscape.

Travellers and wagons fording a river in a Southern landscape

Hendrik Verschuring, ca. 1646-62

Pencil sketch of herdsmen and cattle moving beneath a large tree in an open pastoral landscape.

Herdsmen and Cattle

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1877

Pencil drawing of travelers on a dirt road beside large trees, with a horse-drawn carriage and hills in the distance.

Figures on a Road

Pieter de Molijn, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a village on an estuary with trees, figures, a rowing boat on the shore, and a distant sailboat under a clo

Village on an estuary, with a rowing boat on the shore

Pieter de Molijn, 17th century

Etching of a torchlit procession of mounted riders, soldiers with torches, and carriages moving across an open field.

Torchlight Procession at the Modena Carrousel

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Engraving of a young man bowed over a pipe, surrounded by a pack of wolves on a rocky ledge in a forest.

The Wolf-Charmer

John La Farge, 1867

Engraving of three robed wise men gazing at a bright star over a desert plain, with horses and camels in the background.

The Wise Men out of the East

John La Farge, 1868

Etched map of the Siege of Saint-Omer with a lettered key, fortifications, ships at sea, and officers studying a map in the f

Siege of Saint-Omer

Stefano Della Bella, 1638

Etching of a young woman, an old man, a monkey and an ox beside a tree and a stone trough with horse heads.

Young shepherdess and old man with a monkey, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a branch beside red maple leaves, with Japanese calligraphy.

Blue bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Woodblock print of a songbird perched on a maple branch with autumn leaves against a blue gradient sky.

Bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird above pink peach blossoms on a branch, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Long-tailed bird and peach blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Ink sketch of a mounted officer in a bicorne hat on a rearing horse, with a fallen soldier and battlefield below.

Battlefield with Soldier on Horseback (Napoleon?)

Antoine-Jean Gros, ca.1810

Drawing of a bearded clergyman in an oval medallion framed by allegorical figures, putti, and a coat of arms.

Portrait of Johann Schweickhardt von Kronberg, Archbishop of Mainz

Gerhard Brück, early 17th century