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Art Institute of Chicago

798 works

Fox Hound (recto); Sketches of Horse and Rider (verso)

Possibly Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Brown ink and grey wash drawing of a standing horse with its head turned toward the viewer, set in an open landscape.

Standing Horse with Head Turned

Sawrey Gilpin, n.d.

Studies of a Draught Horse, a Blacksmith and a Young Woman

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Pencil sketch of a four-horse carriage with a coachman and top-hatted passengers, with a faint rider at left.

Horse-Drawn Carriage Preceded by Single Rider (recto); Man Riding Horse with a Blanket and Sketches of Heads, Horses…

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a minstrel playing a lute near a horse, with a round stone tower and tree in the background.

Blondel and Richard Coeur de Lion

Mary Trevor, 1826

Pencil sketch sheet with a timber shed, a landscape of trees, a dog head, a reclining dog, and several figure studies.

Sketches of A Shed, A Landscape, Dogs and Various Figures

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Pen and ink drawing with wash of rocky rapids and trees, with a resting figure and a dog in the foreground.

Warrior and Dog Resting by Rocky Rapids

Attributed to Franz Kobell, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a large tree with a seated man and dog beside a river, with distant hills.

Man and Dog Seated Below Trees by River

Attributed to Paul Sandby, n.d.

Pencil study sheet with horses in full figure, foal, heads, legs and hooves, with a faint brown wash.

Sketches of a Horse

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated emperor facing a harnessed horse before steps, with onlookers and attendants behind.

Caligula Appointing His Horse Incitatus to the Consulship

Style of Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Faint pencil sketch of horses with a groom on a pale cream sheet of paper.

Horses with Groom (recto); Sketches of Peasant with Basket (verso)

William Henry Pyne, n.d. (recto); 1789/1843 (verso)

Pencil and ink sketch of horses, a groom, and a cavalry battle, with handwritten notes on aged paper.

Sketches of Horses, Groom Holding Horse, a Cavalry Battle

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Pencil sketch of a girl in a ruffled dress pulling a wheeled toy horse on a string, on pale green paper.

Girl with Toy Horse at Langham House

Elizabeth Murray, 1838

Pencil sketch of peasant figures and a man on horseback near a stone archway, with a horse and reclining figures.

Group of Peasants with Man on Horse

William Henry Pyne, n.d.

Pencil and wash sketches of trees, dogs and a pheasant in a wooded landscape, with arched panels at lower right.

Sketches of a Wooded Site, Dogs and Pheasants in Landscape

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Pencil sketch of two seated young children in puffed-sleeve dresses, one looking left and one looking down, dated 1840.

Two Seated Baby Girls (recto), a Still Life, and Two Animals (verso)

Elizabeth Murray, 1840

Pencil sketch of peasants with a laden pack animal, one figure gesturing and others crouched around the saddlebags.

Peasants with Pack Animal

William Henry Pyne, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet of soldiers in helmets and cloaks, cavalry riders on horseback, and a pointing figure.

Sketches of Soldiers and Horses

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Watercolor of a Gothic cathedral tower behind ivy-covered walls, with a professor, a woman, a child and a dog in the foregrou

Professor, Woman, Child and Dog in Cathedral Close

Joseph Nash, 1860/65

Ink sketch of a man in a hat beside a horse, with loose diagonal hatching in black and grey.

Man with Horse

Anders Zorn, n.d.

Pencil sketch of mounted carabiniers in plumed helmets and studies of horse heads on a pale sheet.

Sketches of Mounted Carabiniers and Heads of Horses

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Woman with a Cat

Paul Gauguin, c. 1900

Vertical painted border with a peacock, a small bird, roses, scrolling blue foliage and fruit on a pale background.

Illuminated Border with Peacock, Bird, Snail, Fruit and Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Pencil sketches of uniformed officers in tall hats and several horses in varied poses on tan paper.

Sketches of Russian Officers and Horses

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan in a patterned red and cream kimono playing with a cat beside a box.

Courtesan Playing with a Cat

Kaigetsudō Dohan, c. 1715

Black and white woodcut headpiece with title Le Sourire, showing three figures, a mask, a fox and a bird.

Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird, headpiece for Le sourire

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Pencil and brown wash sketches of cavalry battle scenes and horse studies arranged across one sheet.

Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and Studies of a Draught Horse

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Painted page of auspicious animals including a tiger, horse, camel and monkey, with offering bowls above, in pink and green.

Page from a Manuscript with Images of Auspicious Animals and Offerings

Unknown artist, 19th century

Black and cream woodcut of a man carrying bananas followed by two horses, with the words Le Sourire below.

Man Carrying Bananas Followed by Two Horses, headpiece for Le sourire

Paul Gauguin, 1900

Pencil and brown wash sketches of a chasseur on horseback, with rearing horse studies and faint head sketches.

Six Sketches of a Chasseur Beside His Horse

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14