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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Pencil sketch of five women in period dress gathered around a table, one leaning over a sheet of paper, with handwritten insc

The Squallini Family: A Souvenir of Rue de Poitevin

Attributed to William Parrott, n.d.

Whaler

Nicholas Pocock, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of two sailing ships on rough sea under a cloudy sky.

Boats on Ocean

Attributed to Jan van Goyen, n.d.

Pencil sketches of a sledge, figures, baskets and bundles on a cream sheet, with the word Bamberg written below.

Sketches of Figures, Sleds at Bambarg

Samuel Prout, n.d.

Monochrome wash drawing of two fishermen hauling a net from a rowboat, with sailing ships on a calm misty sea.

Fishermen Pulling in Net on a Boat

Cornelis Ouboter van der Grient, n.d.

Pencil and white-highlighted drawing of a square with a clock tower, a stone column, pedestrians and trees.

Square in Aix-en-Provence

Possibly after Samuel Prout, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of two whaling ships, small boats with sailors, and a whale spouting on a calm sea.

Whaling Ships and Small Boats with Whale

Cornelis Ouboter van der Grient, 1769

Sepia drawing of two figures with a punting pole beside a woodland stream, surrounded by trees, rocks and reeds.

Two Figures Punting on Woodland Stream

Attributed to William Henry Pyne, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a sailing boat with full sail in choppy water, with distant ships and a cloudy sky.

Boats in Full Sail

Cornelis Ouboter van der Grient, n.d.

Graphite and chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, turned three-quarters, on gray paper.

Portrait Bust of a Man

Possibly after Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1780

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man with swept-back hair and a high collar, turned toward the viewer on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Johannes Cornelis Haccou, 1835

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.

Brown ink drawing of four peasant men in hats gathered at a table, two smiling over a bowl, in a tavern-like interior.

Four Peasants at Table

After Adriaen Brouwer, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a Gothic church tower over old rooftops, with a stone bridge over a river and two fishermen in the foregrou

Dole, France

David Roberts, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted upward, with wavy hair and draped shoulders, on blue-grey paper.

Female Head

C. Robinson, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a seated woman reading at a table while a man with a tankard and a woman with bread look on.

Woman Reading at Table While Man and Woman Listen In

the Elder Egbert van Heemskerk, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of three children clustered at a bright paned window, one laughing, in a warmly lit interior.

Children at Window

George Fennel Robson, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of cavalrymen fighting, with rearing horses, a fallen soldier and horse, and distant troops in a landsca

Soldiers in Battle

Possibly Jan van Huchtenburgh, 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.

Sepia drawing of a stone building with arched doorway, a large tree, and a horse and cart on a street.

Church Street, Grantham

Alfred Rimmer, c. 1860

Grey wash drawing of an Italianate landscape with a shepherd and flock by a stream, trees, and a distant town.

Italianate Landscape with Shepherd and Flock by Stream, Town in the Distance

Jan van Huysum, n.d.

Pen drawing of a wooded river landscape with a waterfall, cliffs, large trees and small figures.

River Landscape with Figures

George Frederick Rosenberg, n.d.

Two charcoal studies of draped standing female figures, one crowned, modeled after medieval sculpture.

Two Studies of Medieval Sculpture

Attributed to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1859

Pen and brown wash drawing of carriage horses, grooms and a coach, with a standing couple and a dog at left.

Carriage Horses and Hostlers

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of cows and a sheep resting by a wooden cow shed, with two figures walking on a path in the distance.

Cows and Sheep at Cow Shed

Style of Albert Jansz. Klomp, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a rural farmstead with a thatched cottage, large tree, rider at a gate, and figures on a path.

Rider Visiting Farm

John Inigo Richards, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a reclining man in a hat beside a stove in a wooden ship cabin with hanging musket and baskets.

Webster's Cabin

Isaac Cruikshank, n.d.