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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Graphite study of a draped standing woman in classical dress, after an antique statue, with pleated tunic and mantle.

Study after Antique Statue of Draped Standing Woman

John Downman, 1774

Pencil drawing of a draped standing woman and a curly-haired boy, after ancient sculpture, on pale paper.

Study after ancient sculpture of Standing Woman and Boy

John Downman, 1774

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long gown and veil holding hands with a child in a plumed hat.

Lady and Child

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Pencil study of a sleeping reclining nude figure on a cushioned base, after an ancient statue, by John Downman, 1774.

Study after Ancient Statue of the Sleeping Hermaphrodite

John Downman, 1774

Pale wash drawing of a classical battle scene with rearing horse, warriors with shields, and fallen figures.

Study after an Ancient Bas-Relief with Battle of the Amazons

John Downman, 1774

Drawing of the Holy Family resting under a tree, with an angel offering food, a man picking fruit, and a child eating.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, known as The Madonna della Pappa

Possibly Abraham Delfos, 1700s

Pen drawing of a nude female figure seen from behind beside draped cloth, a study after a classical statue.

Study after Statue of the Capitoline Venus

John Downman, 1774

Pale ink and wash drawing of a seated classical woman in draped robes, after a statue of Agrippina, by John Downman.

Study after Statue of a Seated Woman (Agrippina)

John Downman, 1775

Pen and ink sketch of many playing putti in a frieze-like landscape, some wrestling, some carrying sticks, beneath a tree.

Playing Putti

Possibly Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a seated nude youth with one arm raised, copied after a classical statue, with Greek inscriptions.

Study after the statue of a Boy Playing with a Theater Mask

John Downman, 1775

Loose pen and ink sketch of three putti with wings on a pale paper mounted within a ruled border.

Three Putti

Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Pen and brown ink study of a reclining hunter with spear and dog, copied after an ancient relief.

Study of an Ancient Bas-Relief of Sleeping Hunter and Dog

John Downman, 1775

Graphite study of a draped female figure seen from behind, after a Roman statue, on pale paper.

Study after Roman sculpture

John Downman, 1774

Putti with Medallion

Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Graphite study on grey paper of a standing draped female figure in classical pose, one arm raised holding an object.

Study after Ancient Statue of Standing Female Figure

John Downman, c. 1775

Pen and wash drawing of a seated nude youth with head bowed, arms around his knee, resting on a rock, after a Roman statue.

Study after the Spinario

John Downman, 1774

Pen and brown wash drawing of four putti warming their hands over a brazier beneath a bare tree.

Allegory of Winter

Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Pencil study of a seated young woman with braided hair and draped garment, drawn after a Roman statue, dated 1774.

Study after Roman Statue of Seated Girl

John Downman, 1774

Grey wash drawing of robed druids gathering mistletoe from an oak tree, with a harpist and a kneeling figure holding a basket

Druids Cutting Mistletoe

Attributed to Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Study after a bust of Hercules

John Downman, c. 1774

Charcoal drawing of a stream with a trestle bridge, trees on the banks and a stone arch at left, on blue-grey paper.

Stream and Trestle Bridge

Attributed to William Turner, n.d.

Monochrome drawing of men playing cards in a dim vaulted wine cellar among barrels, by Gerard Dou.

Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards

Gerrit Dou, 18th century

Graphite and chalk sketch of wooden stockade posts on a shoreline with a boat and calm sea under a pale sky.

Stockade Near Shore

John Varley, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman holding a reaching infant, with a bearded man leaning over a stone block at left.

The Holy Family

Willem Doudijns, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a wide valley with clustered trees and rolling hills, with handwritten place notes below.

Scenes on the Kibble near Little Milton Hall, Lancashire

Joseph Mallord William Turner, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a standing cow with curved horns beside a log and leafy plants in an open field.

Cow

Possibly after Karel Dujardin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a stone farmhouse with a figure at the doorway, tall trees, and a dirt path in the foreground.

Bampton Grange

Possibly Lady Amelia Farnborough, n.d.

Chalk drawing with white highlights of a seated long-haired figure with a staff beside a lamb on tinted paper.

Saint John the Baptist or Christ the Good Shepherd

Guy François, 1570/90

Stephen Kemble on the Stage

Daniel Terry, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a stone tower with an arched gateway and ruined walls on a hillside, with trees and distant ruins.

Buildings Amid Ruins in Roman Campagna

Guilliam Dujardin, n.d.