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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Pencil sketch of a seated man leaning toward a seated woman, with loose preparatory lines around the figures.

Seated Male Near Female

Johann Zoffany, 18th century

Head of Boy Wearing Hat in Profile

Giovnni Battista Piazzetta, n.d.

Pen drawing of a winged cupid playing a flute beside a sleeping shepherd in draped cloth on grass.

Cupid Playing Flute and Sleeping Shepherd

Richard Cosway R.A., n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a young woman with hair pulled up under a headband, wearing a ruffled collar.

Portrait Bust of Young Woman

Frances Cotes, n.d.

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a winged angel with a lyre, draped in fabric, with cherubs and an arched niche.

Angel with Lyre

Attributed to Moncayo Pignatelly, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a moonlit landscape with a sailing boat and trees beside water, under a pale sky.

Moonlight over Landscape

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Small pencil sketch of a standing figure and a crouching figure beside a tall vertical form, framed by faint architectural li

Actors

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman with a palm branch, surrounded by putti, a lion, and a column.

Allegory of Victory

Domenico Piola, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a sailboat with two tall sails and curved hull, with a handwritten inscription in the upper left corner.

Sailboat

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Loose pencil and wash sketch of a seated figure in a cloak and wide-brimmed hat, with brown stains on paper.

Sketch of Actor Sitting

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling Saint Anthony of Padua, cherubs, a book and a lily.

Madonna and Child with Saint Anthony of Padua

the younger Giovanni Battista Pittoni, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a cloaked man standing before faint architectural lines and an arched niche on tan paper.

Sketch of Actor Standing

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Grey wash sketch of a seated figure extending an arm to a standing man beside draped canopy and kneeling figures.

Family of Darius before Alexander

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of figures struggling in a flood, with a boat in the distance under stormy clouds.

The Deluge

Attributed to Andrea dei Michieli, n.d.

Faint pencil landscape sketch on paper with brown wash stains, a ground line and sparse trees at the bottom.

Illegible Sketch

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with a distant cathedral, a small boat, and handwritten colour notes on the page.

Sketch of Landscape with Cathedral

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of sailboats on calm water, a windmill on the left shore, and figures on a grassy bank.

Dutch Coast Scene

William Anderson, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of muleteers handling laden mules before a row of buildings on blue-grey paper.

Muleteers and Mules

Giovanni Guerra, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a wooded valley with a stone arch bridge over a river and rolling hills beyond.

Pont Pwl Gwyn, River Usk

the elder David Cox, n.d.

Pale blue drawing of the Virgin of Mercy with outspread cloak sheltering kneeling figures, with angels and a monstrance above

Virgin of Mercy (Madonna della Misericordia)

Attributed to Filippo Bellini, or his circle, c. 1590-1600

Pencil sketch of a large chestnut tree with a full canopy in a park, with smaller trees faintly visible behind it.

Ches[t]nut in Greenwich Park

Thomas Creswick, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of figures struggling on a staircase, a man holding a horse beside trees at the left.

Abduction of Helen

Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a nude woman with long hair beside a draped seated figure, with a waterfall, trees and serpents above

Ceres and Proserpine

Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of Abigail before David, showing a central woman in drapery among muscular warriors and onlookers.

Abigail before David

Circle of Francesco Solimena, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet by George Cruikshank with studies of Falstaff, Titania and Bottom, and handwritten labels.

Early Sketches for Falstaff, Midsummer Night's Dream

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights showing a kneeling man, a draped woman, a helmeted warrior, and a crowd of onlookers

Return of Agamemnon

After Francesco Primaticcio, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a comic scene with a rider on a horse, a winged figure, and a dragon-like beast near a tree.

Comic Scene I

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a woman seated on clouds, head turned, arms crossed, draped in loose folds on a buff sheet.

Woman Seated on Clouds

Attributed to Cristoforo Roncalli, called Il Pomarancio, c. 1600

Pen sketch of a comic fantasy scene with a running figure, a winged creature, and gnarled tree faces under drifting clouds.

Comic Scene

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a winged-helmeted youth beside a cow and a seated bearded figure under trees.

Mercury and Argus

Style of Pier Francesco Mola, n.d.