Art Institute of Chicago

Pencil sketch on tan paper showing two studies of trees with spreading branches and leafy canopies.

Pen sketches of Egyptian sphinxes, a griffin, a pharaoh profile, and hybrid figures after sculptures and reliefs on cream pap

Grey wash drawing of a cluster of nude putti playing on a stone ledge, attributed to Carlo Amalfi.

Pen and ink drawing of three muses on clouds with lyre and mask, and putti below gathered around an open album.

Grey wash drawing of a seated mother with three children, one sleeping on the floor, in a domestic interior.

Pencil sketch of a hilltop village above, and ruined stone arches and buildings with a seated figure below.

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers and horsemen around an inverted cross, with a tree and SPQR banner, by Andrea Boscoli.

Pen and wash drawing of an overmantel design with a bust between two putti under drapery, with a handwritten note below.

Red chalk drawing of a curly-haired man in an oval medallion above a heraldic cartouche and pedestal, on a squared grid.

Sepia wash drawing of women gathered on stone steps beside a classical column, one kneeling near a basket.

Brown ink drawing of goats resting on rocky ground while a dog leaps toward a horned goat in the foreground.

Brown wash drawing of an allegorical scene with a portrait medallion of a man in armor, angels, and a painter at an easel.

Pen and blue wash drawing of a chaotic battle with armored soldiers, rearing horses, and a walled city behind.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with cherubs above and a hilly landscape behind.

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic abbey church with a square tower, cottages, cows and two men in an open field.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a gabled Tudor-style cottage with tall chimneys and two large trees in front.

Ink and wash drawing of a farmhouse, grazing cattle, and two hunters with dogs on a road beneath tall trees.

Grey wash drawing of Bromly Hall, a long two-storey country house flanked by tall pines and a wooden fence.

Pen drawing of a night eruption, with smoke rising from a volcano over calm water and a moon above, figures on the shore.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a barefoot woman carrying a basket on her head past cottages in Galway, 1855.

Pencil and white-highlight drawing of sailing cutters and figures moored in a calm harbor beside a ruined tower.

Black and white chalk drawing of a fisherman in a hat and cloak seated on a lobster pot, leaning on a walking stick.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing woman in a ruffled cap and cloak, holding a walking stick, beside a shrub.

Pencil drawing of the Holy Family with infant Saint John and angels, seated before a stone pedestal and column.

Pencil and wash drawing of children in headscarves gathering in a Gothic church lit by a diagonal shaft of light.

Pen and ink drawing with red wash of a funereal cartouche with skeletons, a skull, and sketches of skeletal figures.

Charcoal drawing of thatched huts, moored sailing boats, and rock formations with an arch on a coastal shore.

Brown ink drawing of Madonna and Child flanked by a crowned emperor and an armored saint with a lion, within a circle.

Pen and wash drawing of a symmetrical architectural façade with arched bays, pediments, figural reliefs and garland swags.

Red and black chalk profile drawing of a man with a feathered hat, exaggerated nose and scowling expression, gripping a pole.