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Art Institute of Chicago

755 works

Etching of a saint praying on a terrace above plague victims, with angels in clouds overhead and a town below.

Saint Thecla Praying for the End of the Plague in the City of Este

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, c. 1760

Sepia print of Paris riverside with barges, an arched stone bridge, tall buildings and figures on the quay under clouds.

View of the City with the Louvre, etc., taken from Pont Marie, from A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Vie…

Thomas Girtin, 1802

Etching of Saint James' Palace gatehouse with towers and clock, pedestrians and an early car in the street.

Saint James' Palace, from Saint James' Street

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Woodblock print of travelers on a wooden bridge over a river, with wooded hills and a pagoda in the background.

Kyoto: Sanjo Bridge (Kyo, Sanjobashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Sepia print of a Paris riverfront with stone bridges over the Seine, a small rowing boat, and historic buildings with towers.

View of Pont au Change, the City Theatre, Pont Neuf, Conciergerie Prison, etc. taken from Pont Notre Dame, from A Sel…

Thomas Girtin, July 12, 1802

Etching of a stone arched bridge leading to a hilltop city with towers, over a river gorge with a wide valley beyond.

St. Martins Bridge, Toledo

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Red chalk drawing of bearded Saturn holding a scythe, with putti, a coat of arms, and a landscape behind him.

Study for Saturn Presiding over the City of Bologna, with the Arms of Cardinal Giulio Sacchetti

Giovanni Battista Coriolano, c. 1640

Long panoramic architectural drawing of a city street grid along a lakeshore with piers and a harbor.

Plate 49 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park, Looking Towards the We…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1907

Woodblock print of a covered bridge over a gorge with autumn maples, a stream, and a temple on a hill.

Tsuten-kyo Bridge, Tofuku Temple, Kyoto (Kyoto Tofukuji Tsutenkyo bashi) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Japanese woodblock print of a tall arched bridge over a river with travelers, umbrellas, boats and a distant snowy mountain.

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series “Unusual Views of Famous B…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Soft pastel view of a proposed lakeside park with tree-lined paths, a bridge over a river, and a distant city skyline at suns

Plate 50 A from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Park on the South Shore Looking Northwest Towards…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1896

Woodblock print of a waterfall below a high wooden arch bridge with travelers, set among green mountains and trees.

No. 41: Distant View of the Ina River Bridge at Nojiri (Yonjuichi: Noriji Inagawabashi enkei), from the series "[Sixt…

Keisai Eisen, c. 1835/36

Woodblock print of a hilly shoreline with a winding path, wooden bridges, pink blossoming trees, boats and village houses.

Mount Tenpo at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshu Ajikawaguchi Tenpozan), from the series "Unusual…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Aerial perspective drawing of a proposed Chicago lakefront boulevard with gardens, city blocks, and sailboats on the water.

Plate 114 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Proposed Boulevard and Parkway on Michigan Avenue and Pine Street

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1909

Etching of Charing Cross Bridge with a bare tree in the foreground, figures on the riverbank, and smokestacks beyond the wate

Charing Cross Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1887/88

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge on stone piers under falling rain, with a conical mountain and travelers in the di

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo no kuni Kintaibashi), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Aerial watercolor plan of a classical city with a domed civic center, obelisks, boulevards and canals.

Plate 122 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Railway Station Scheme West of the River Between Canal and Clinton…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1905

Etching of a Dutch canal with moored sailing boats, tall masts, low houses and trees under an open sky.

The Canal, from Cahier de six eaux-fortes, vues de Hollande

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1862

Etching of a stone bridge and cottages across water, with a man leading two horses in the foreground.

Wareham Bridge

Francis Seymour Haden, October 1877

Aerial perspective drawing of a gridded Chicago with a central civic center, radiating boulevards, and curving lakefront arms

Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from T…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1907

Etching of a row of Dutch houses with chimneys beside a path, a tree at right, and an open flat landscape.

Houses Along the Canal, from Cahier de six eaux-fortes, vues de Hollande

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1862

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a room with a koto zither, one reading a book beside a lattice screen.

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Pencil perspective sketch of a city street with a lamppost, cobblestones, and tall buildings on both sides.

Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte, 1877

Etching of several moored sailing barges with tall masts on a pale river, with reeds and trees along the far bank.

Railway Bridge, Chelsea

Theodore Roussel, 1888-89

Woodblock print of Ushiwakamaru standing over the fallen warrior Benkei on a wooden bridge above rippling water.

Ushiwakamaru and Benkei fighting on Gojo Bridge

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Woodblock print of two women on a veranda, one playing a flute, with bamboo blinds and a garden behind them.

Nakasu, from the series "Ten Scenes of Enjoying the Cool in the Three Cities (Sangatsu ryo jikkei)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785/86

Etching of a Chelsea riverside street with ship masts, a central tree, strolling figures and an iron railing.

The Corner of Luna Street, Chelsea Embankment

Theodore Roussel, 1888-89

Woman smoking a pipe by a window with a cat, sailing boats on the bay beyond, in a Japanese woodblock print.

Returning Sails at Shinagawa (Shinagawa no kihan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a room, one kneeling before a screen of geese flying over water.

Geese Descending at Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Edo Pleasure Quarters (Edo…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

Watercolor landscape of an erupting volcano above a stone bridge, village, river and a group of figures in period dress.

Landscape with Erupting Volcano, Bridge and Wedding Party

Ernst Damitz, n.d.