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Animals

11,255 works

Japanese woodblock print of a white-haired figure with cat ears and tails in a flowing patterned kimono against clouds.

Vampire cat of Nabeshima

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Black and white print of a procession with a mounted rider, a dog, couples, and armed lansquenets in period dress.

Lansquenets and ladies

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

Hand-colored print of an officer in a plumed hat holding a rearing dark horse by its reins while on a rearing gray horse.

A Dismounted Horse Reined in by an Officer

Carle Vernet, 1770-1836

Engraving of three woodsmen felling trees in a forest clearing, with oxen and tree stumps in the background.

Banknote vignette showing woodsmen felling trees in a snowy forest

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a couple in a field beside haymakers loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart, with cottages behind.

Banknote vignette with haymakers symbolizing rural industry

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Graphite sketch of two men shoeing a horse before a dark stable, with a second horse and resting dogs sketched below.

Men Shoeing a Horse

Walter Shirlaw, late 19th century

Pencil sheet with multiple studies of cattle in various poses, a longhorn head, and a small standing figure.

Studies of Cattle

John Singer Sargent, c. 1872

Etching of putti with grapes, a goat, a wine barrel and a basket, with a dedication inscription below.

Fall

Charles-Joseph Natoire

Engraving of three winged putti with a quiver, a bow and birds among clouds and rocks.

Three Loves, one of which is seated, holding a quiver

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1727-60

Etching of playful putti riding and leading a goat among grapes and a fruit basket beneath trees.

The Feast of Bacchus

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, ca. 1738

Engraving of Sancho pursued by kitchen boys in a grand hall, with dogs in the foreground and elegant onlookers at a table.

Sancho Pursued by the Kitchen Boys of the Duke

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century

Engraving of angels and cherubs above a procession of horsemen, a carriage and crowds on a tree-lined city street.

Charles II entering The Hague in a carriage with the Mauritshuis on the right, from "Verhael van de Reys van Carel II…

Pieter Philippe, 1660

Etching of a standing Chinese peasant woman holding a fish basket, with a dog, a potted plant and leafy foliage beside her.

Chinese Peasant

François Boucher, 1738-45

Horse

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, c. 1860s

Red-chalk style print of a young girl with tousled hair looking up while holding a striped cat on her lap.

A Young Girl holding a Cat

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1769

Engraving of Mercury teaching a small winged Cupid from a book, with a reclining woman, doves, and clouds in the background.

Cupid Instructed by Mercury

Pierre François Basan, 18th century

Engraving of a half-timbered watermill over a waterfall, with a stone bridge, a seated woman, and ducks on the river.

First View of Clarenton near Paris

Peter Paul Benazech, mid to late 18th century

Engraved rococo cartouche with seated female figures, a lion mask, an urn, feathers and foliage, and radiating light.

Frontispiece for Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Engraved cartouche framed by clouds and cherubs, with the Ark of the Covenant carried on poles at the bottom.

The Ark of the Covenant, from Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Etching of a woman with a mirror, an attendant with a box, a child, and a parrot in a garden pavilion.

The Toilet

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a standing flute player and a seated child drummer in a chinoiserie garden with a pagoda and palm plant.

Flautist and a Child Timpanist

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Etching of a woman standing in a boat with a child and a cormorant, beside a thatched pavilion and palm trees on a river bank

Cormorant Fishing

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Engraving of a laurel-crowned woman with a lyre, cherubs, doves and flowers in an oval frame, titled Lyrical Poetry.

Lyrical Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

Etching of resting Turkish soldiers near a crescent flag, with a saddled horse, a rider and tents in the background.

Turkish Soldiers Resting

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 1746-47

Engraving of a young girl feeding chickens and a rooster in a farmyard beside a thatched barn and dovecote.

The Little Farm Girl

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

Engraving of a boy playing a pipe under a tree while a dog stands on hind legs beside sheep in a landscape.

The Little Shepherd

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

Engraving of a reclining child poet writing beside a lyre and swans on a pond, under a draped tree, with French verse below.

The Poet

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1753

The Tamed Bird

Jean Jacques Flipart, ca. 1769

Engraving of two children sharing a bowl of milk under a tree, with a dog jumping up and a sheep nearby.

Drinking Milk

Jean Daullé, 18th century

Engraving of three cherubs with a bird cage and a net beside a broken tree, birds flying over a ruined tower in the distance.

Air

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 18th century

Engraving of three winged putti with birds in an oval frame, with French dedication text and a coat of arms below.

Air

Jean Daullé, ca. 1748

Etching of a rocky waterfall landscape with two seated women, a shepherd with a staff, dogs, and a small building.

Traveling Women Drinking Water

Jean Daullé, 1758