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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Brown wash drawing of rocky cliffs in the foreground, a lake, figures on the shore, and clouds over distant hills.

View of Lake with Cliffs in Foreground

James Robertson, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a watermill beside a stream with trees, a waterfall, and laundry hanging on a line under clouds.

Watermill Beside Stream, with Clothes on Line

James Robertson, n.d.

Brown wash landscape drawing of a watermill and waterfall beside a cottage, with hills and a snowy peak under cloudy skies.

Mountainous Landscape with Watermill

James Robertson, n.d.

Brown wash landscape of a lake, mountains, a thatched cottage and a seated figure sketching in the foreground.

Mountainous Landscape with Artist Sketching in Foreground

James Robertson, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a winged angel offering a wreath to a dying soldier on a rearing horse, with figures around.

Angel Placing Wreath on Head of Dying Soldier

after Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a horseman on a pedestal flanked by two standing figures, with a small walking figure at lower left.

Sculpture of Horseman Accompanied by Two Standing Figures, with Sketch of One of Latter

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of helmeted female warriors with shields and spears gathering around a crowned seated figure.

Female Warriors Coming to the Aid of Britannia

after Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of an angel descending to a woman and child in a rocky wilderness beneath a tree.

Angel Appearing to Hagar in the Wilderness

Pietro Gualla, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Holy Family with infant Saint John and small angels, with a column at left.

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

After Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Wash drawing of Apollo and Daphne with a nude nymph in flight, a draped figure above, and a reclining figure below.

Apollo and Daphne

After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, 1575/99

Red chalk drawing of a muscular seated male nude twisting his torso and looking upward, on aged paper.

Seated Male Nude

after Michelangelo Buonarroti, n.d.

Brown wash study of a robed saint in a fiery chariot pulled by rearing horses, with onlookers below.

Study for the Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi Taken to Heaven in a Fiery Chariot

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1600/02

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Madonna and Child with angels above and bishop saints adoring below, on aged paper.

Madonna and Child with Adoring Saints

called Il Moncalvo Guglielmo Caccia, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in drapery embracing a child who leans against her shoulder.

Madonna and Child

After Pierre Mignard I, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin seated in a veil, holding the nude Christ Child who reaches toward her.

Virgin and Child

After Guercino, n.d.

Graphite drawing of the dead Christ on a stone slab, supported by a grieving woman with mourners standing around him.

Lamentation

Giulio Clovio, 1540/68

Pen and wash drawing of a plumed warrior running forward and raising a curved sword overhead, with red grid lines.

Male Warrior Running with Drawn Sword

Attributed to Hubert Gerhard, c. 1600

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted classical portico with Ionic columns, statues, an urn, and figures in draped robes.

Classical Portico with Figures in Ancient Dress

Antonio Zucchi (talian, 1726-1, n.d.

Pen and brown wash sketch of a seated male nude with a bending draped figure and faint standing figures at right.

Male Nude and Other Figures

John Hamilton Mortimer, 18th century

Sepia wash drawing of putti playing with a goat, with a child head study at upper left.

Putti Playing with Goat

the Elder Count Antonio Maria Zanetti, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a bearded saint with halo holding keys, within an arched frame.

Saint Peter

Possibly Pietro Novelli, n.d.

Drawing of a title page design with a draped curtain, putti, a guitar and a heraldic shield, framed by classical figures.

Design for Title-Page for Guitar Manual by Ferdinando Valdambrini

Unkown artist, c. 1646

Pencil sketch of a wooden washtub and a hooped barrel beside a plank wall, with a broom and stones on the floor.

Washtub and Barrel

Joshua Cristall, 1808/47

Pencil sketch of an open wickerwork washbasket with twisted rim handles, seen from above with shadow beneath.

Wickerwork Washbasket

Joshua Cristall, 1808/47

Red and black chalk drawing of Tobias holding a fish while a winged angel in a red robe points beside him.

Tobias and the Angel

After Matteo Rosselli, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a clump of broad leaves and small flowers on a pale sheet, dated June 24 1808 in the corner.

Clump of Leaves and Flowers

Joshua Cristall, 1808/47

Pencil sketch of a wicker basket with a mallet, shovel and pick on a wooden surface by Joshua Cristall.

Wicker Basket, Mallet, Shovel, Pick

Joshua Cristall, 1808/47

Pencil sketch of a mallet, pick and shovel lying together on a surface, with shadows and a handwritten date below.

Mallet, Pick and Shovel

Joshua Cristall, 1808/47

Soft grey drawing of a reclining winged cupid resting on drapery in a wooded landscape with a lyre hanging from a tree.

Cupid in a Landscape

After Bartolommeo Schedoni, after 1611

Brown wash drawing of a ruined classical portico with caryatids, a fountain, ivy, and a colonnade receding into a garden.

Portico in Ruins

Cecilie Arens, 1799