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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Brown wash sketch of a young woman with curly hair holding a baby on her shoulder, on cream paper.

Young Woman Holding Baby

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Pencil sketch of a wall monument with a carved bust in a niche, flanked by columns, obelisks and a coat of arms.

The Monument of Doctor Lawrence Humphrey

II John Flaxman, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a clump of trees with slender trunks and shaded ground beneath, on aged paper.

Clump of Trees

Attributed to James Duffield Harding, n.d.

Head of Nero in the British Museum

Benjamin Robert Haydon, n.d.

Red chalk portrait of a man with a curled wig and white clerical bands, with the name Sam. Clarke inscribed below.

Samuel Clarke

Joseph Highmore, n.d.

Etching of a dark-sailed boat on calm water under a cloudy sky, with reflections and a low distant shoreline.

Peat Boat on the Hamme River

Hans am Ende, 1895

Etching of a thatched moor hut under a dusk sky, with a grazing animal and a shallow pool in the foreground.

Moor Hut

Hans am Ende, 1895

Etching of a thatched cottage at dusk with leaning pine trees and a small seated figure on a dirt path.

Blacksmith

Fritz Overbeck, 1895

Etching of a dark moor at dusk with leaning trees, a resting animal silhouette, and reflective water beneath a cloudy sky.

At the Moor

Fritz Overbeck, 1895

Green-toned print of a woman with a flowering branch, a castle on a hill, a child at a window, and a sheep cart.

Fairy Tale

Heinrich Vogeler, 1895

Etching of a kneeling woman in a pale gown beside a snake and a bird, with a helmeted armored figure standing in a dark fores

The Snake Bride

Heinrich Vogeler, 1895

Sepia drawing of a kneeling woman pleading with an armored warrior holding a shield, with grieving women and a classical frie

Creusa Pleads with Aeneas as He Leaves for War

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1803

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, lace collar and pearl necklace, with inscription below, 1631.

Sophia Hedwichia, Countess of Nassau-Dietz

William Jacobsz. Delff, 1631

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed garment, with a laurel wreath and Latin inscription below.

Cosimo I de' Medici

Adriaen Haelwegh, 1666; published 1761

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a dark hood and white collar holding a book, framed by a laurel wreath.

Christina of Lorraine

Adriaen Haelwegh, 1666; published 1761

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a dark hat and white collar, framed by a laurel wreath and ribbon garland.

Maria Magdalena of Austria

Adriaen Haelwegh, 1666; published 1761

Engraved oval portrait of a young boy with curly hair in an embroidered doublet, framed by a laurel wreath, with Latin inscri

Garcia de' Medici

Adriaen Haelwegh, 1666; published 1761

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a ruff collar and pearl necklace, with Latin inscription banners below.

Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne

F.A., published 1761

Engraving of three people playing and reading music around a harpsichord, with a violin and bookshelves in the background.

La Musique (Allegory of Music)

Etienne Fessard, 1756

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man with a weary expression, seated in an armchair with pillows and a blanket.

Dying Old Man

Edward Killingworth Johnson, n.d.

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a youth with short hair looking upward, shoulders and draped collar sketched below.

Portrait Bust of Youth

Follower of George Henry Harlow, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a plumed man and a woman in a long gown embracing before a dense woodland with rocks.

Lovers in Woods

John Everett Millais, 1850/96

Watercolor of a woman in a black ruffled dress and a man in a top hat talking on a sunlit park path.

A Man and a Woman in a Park

Luděk Marold, n.d.

Drawing of a reclining male nude and a winged angel holding a torch on a stepped pedestal, in grey wash against ochre.

Monument with Dead Warrior and Angel

Joseph Nollekens, n.d.

Drawing of a pair of legs in loose breeches and shoes, shaded in soft grey on pale paper.

Study of a boy's legs

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Study from the antique: a bearded man and a boy

John Downman, c. 1774

Bust of Faustina

John Downman, c. 1774

Study after Statue of the Knife Grinder (also known as the Scythian)

John Downman, 1774

Pencil study of a nude kneeling warrior raising one arm, with a round shield and sword, on aged paper.

Study after the Discobolus (Wounded Warrior)

John Downman, 1774

Graphite study on gray paper of a standing classical woman in draped robes with outstretched arms, after a Roman statue.

Study after Roman Statue of a Standing Woman

John Downman, 1774