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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Brown wash drawing of a forest clearing with tall trees, dense foliage, and a winding path through grass.

Forest Clearing

Style of Jan Both, n.d.

Study from the antique: two bearded men in profile

John Downman, c. 1774

Red chalk drawing of a nude putto seen from behind, arm raised, on aged foxed paper.

Putto from Back

John Downman, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of rocks, trees and a mountain path, with a distant town and small figures at left.

Rocks and Mountain Path, Figures and Town Below

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a winged cherub riding two swans with reins across calm water.

Cupid and Two Swans

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Brown wash drawing of a ruined brick structure with tall arched openings, shrubs, trees, and a distant building.

Ruin

Follower of Jan Both, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of women and winged cupids, one putto perched on a birdcage holding another inside, in an interior with dra

The Seller of Loves From Herculaneum

John Downman, n.d.

Graphite study on blue-grey paper of a nude male figure with curly hair leaning on a rock.

Study after Antique Sculpture of the Dancing Satyr with Cymbals

John Downman, 1775

Brown wash drawing of crumbling Roman arches and walls with two small figures on a path under a pale sky.

Roman Ruins

Circle of Bartholomeus Breenbergh, n.d.

Graphite and chalk drawing of a standing male nude seen from the back, one hand on hip, foot resting on a block.

Academic study of a male nude from the back

Possibly John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Pencil drawing of a rocky landscape with figures and a dog on a path, a tree at right, and distant hills.

Rocky Landscape with Figures and Dog on Path

Attributed to Georg Friedrich Dietzsch, n.d.

Study after Statue of the Capitoline Venus

John Downman, 1775

Study after Statue of Venus de' Medici

John Downman, 1774

Pencil and wash drawing of a rocky path with a horseback rider and a walking figure beside tall trees.

Landscape with Two Figures, One on Horseback

Attributed to Johann Christophe Dietzsch, n.d.

Ink and wash study of an ornate classical urn on a stepped pedestal, with lion mask handles and relief medallions.

Study after Antique Monumental Vase

John Downman, 1774

Pen and ink study on grey paper of a seated curly-haired boy with sheep, goats and a dog, after an antique relief.

Study after antique Bas-Relief with Seated Boy Holding Falcon and Accompanied by Dog, Sheep, and Goats

John Downman, 1774

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships and figures in a harbor with masts, sails, wooden pilings and a bridge in the distance.

Ships in Harbor

Pieter Coopse, n.d.

Pen drawing of a classical standing youth in draped tunic pointing, with a sketched tree landscape at left.

Study after an Antique Sculpture of a Standing Youth

John Downman, 1774

Pencil drawing of a bearded old man in draped robes reclining on a ledge, reading a scroll beside a bowl.

Study after Raphael's Diogenes in the School of Athens

John Downman, 1774

Pencil landscape drawing of riders and travellers on a path beside trees and rocks, with a rider on a hill in the distance.

Travellers in a Landscape

Attributed to Johann Christophe Dietzsch, n.d.

Graphite drawing on blue-grey paper of a muscular nude man in a twisting pose, copied after a Roman statue.

Study after the statue of the Borghese Gladiator

John Downman, 1774

Pencil sketch of an elderly couple walking with sticks, the man in a wide-brimmed hat and the woman in a headscarf.

Elderly Peasant Couple

after Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Pen and ink study of a standing draped woman in classical dress, after an antique statue, with faint foliage behind.

Study after Antique Statue of Standing Draped Woman

John Downman, 1774

Pencil study of a crouching female nude with curled hair, arms crossed over her chest, seated beside a fluted base.

Study after the Statue of Crouching Venus

John Downman, 1774

Graphite drawing of a seated male nude with curly hair, leaning on one arm, copied from a classical statue.

Study after the Statue of the Dying Gaul

John Downman, 1775

Ink sketch of a crowd around a man raising his arms, with a mounted soldier in a plumed helmet beneath a tree.

Stoning of Saint Stephen

After Jan Victors, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in a cloak beside a thatched hut and trees under a cloudy sky.

Seated Man in Mantle by Thatched Hut

Follower of Herman Saftleven, III, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a reclining draped classical statue on a plinth against a stone wall, after an antique sculpture.

Study after the antique: the Sleeping Ariadne

John Downman, 1774

Jean Leclerc

Jan de Bisschop, n.d.

Pencil study of a nude seated putto holding a Silenus mask, drawn on tinted paper after an antique statue.

Study after Antique Statue of Seated Putto Holding Mask of Silenus

John Downman, 1775