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Art Institute of Chicago

3,349 works

Brown ink and wash sketch of an entombment scene with haloed figures around a body in a cloth, dark rocky setting, ship at up

Entombment

Attributed to Samuel William Reynolds, the elder, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of three draped veiled women in procession, each holding a staff or cross.

Procession of Three Draped Women Holding Crosses or Sceptres

Attributed to George Romney, 1754/1802

Pen and ink drawing of a young man carrying a large jar beside a stone ledge with a sculpture in a niche.

Man Holding Jar

David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, 1785

Half-Length Profile Portrait of a Woman Facing Left

George Romney, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wooded river landscape with shepherds, a dog, and a man on horseback on a path.

Landscape with Shepherds by River and Man on Horseback

Jan van Huysum, n.d.

Pencil sketch of bare trees along a forest path, with a small figure seated at the base of a large trunk.

Man Sitting Under Trees

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Brown wash drawing of a stone monument with a bust, oval relief portraits, a palm tree, cypresses, and an inkwell with quill.

Monument with Palm Tree and Mementos

the Elder Robert Smirke, n.d.

Pencil sketch of four young women, one standing and three seated, with a dog lying in the foreground.

Four Young Women

Frank Stone, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a draped standing woman figure on a pedestal, study for a statue, with red chalk accents.

Project for a Statue: Woman Holding Book with Right Hand

John Michael Rysbrack, 1700s

Pen and wash drawing of a preacher raising his arm from a pulpit before a seated congregation in an arched church interior.

Man Preaching to Congregation

Jan Luyken, n.d.

Red chalk drawing in an oval of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace, lace collar and draped cloak.

Portrait of a Woman

Possibly after Gabriel Metsu, n.d.

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a funerary monument with allegorical figures, a portrait medallion, flags, and an inscri

Design for an Unexecuted Funerary Monument for the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, n.d.

Blue lithograph sheet music cover showing three robed riders on horseback with a banner, titled Les Rois Mages.

The Three Wise Men

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Pen and brown wash sheet with four sketched sculptural groups of seated allegorical warriors, a winged figure and putti.

Unexecuted Designs for the Monument to the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, c. 1733

Pen and brown ink sketch with wash of a seated female allegorical figure in classical drapery holding a book.

Wisdom: Unexecuted Design for the Monument to the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, c. 1733

Grey wash drawing of a sleeping man on a bed attacked by winged demons while a figure watches from a doorway.

The Man Tormented by Dreams

Possibly after Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1812

Portrait Bust of an Old Man

Possibly David Teniers the Younger, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a fur cap reclining on a grassy hill, with small figures walking in the distance.

Man Resting in Landscape

Possibly David Teniers the Younger, n.d.

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rider in a top hat on a standing horse, drawn on tan paper with a blue-gray border.

Man on a Horse

Wilhelm von Kobell, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a classical woman with curled hair, draped robe and staff within an oval frame.

Woman with Staff and Phrygian Cap

Heinrich Anton Melchior, 1787

Pencil study of a seated woman with bowed head and folded arms, wrapped in heavy drapery, within a double-ruled border.

Study for Seated Figure of a Woman

Ferdinand Piloty, c. 1810

Pencil portrait bust of a figure with an upswept hairstyle and ruffled collar, turned three-quarters on pale paper.

Bust of Man in Hat

Johann Elias Ridinger

Grey wash drawing of a rider in a wide-brimmed hat seen from behind on a walking horse with a draped cloth.

Market Woman on Horseback

Christian Rugendas, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a Last Judgment scene with a radiant central figure in clouds, winged angels, and rising figures below.

Last Judgment

Johan Wirz, 1677

Pen and grey wash drawing of an old man in a cap and a young woman in a hat seated together in a wooden chair.

Old Man with Young Woman

Marquand Fidel Dominikus Wocher, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a ruined arch and stone buildings beside a river, with a figure leading a donkey on a path.

Italianate Landscape with Ruins, Woman and Donkey

Pencil sketch of caricatured men seated at a table with a wine bottle and fork, dated 26 avril 94.

Menu Card for Adrien Hébrard

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Brown wash drawing of a male figure with raised arm seen from behind, with a fragment of an old man's head at upper left.

Male Figure with Left Arm Raised Seen from the Back, and Fragment of Old Man

Henry Fuseli, 1770/75

Ink and watercolor drawing of a classical stone gateway with Ionic columns and a sculpted niche, with a road and trees beyond

Monumental Entrance to Cemetery

Attributed to James Malton, n.d.

Sketch of a Last Judgement scene with crowded nude figures rising through clouds above a distant horizon line.

Last Judgement

Jacob Jordaens, n.d.