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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with white hair in a white robe, black collar and blue sash, in a gold frame.

Portrait of an Advocate in His Robes

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Oval miniature of a young man with dark curly hair, black coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Young Man

Attributed to Andrew Robertson, 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly hair and a white ruffled dress, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Young Lady

Andrew Plimer, c. 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with long brown hair, wearing a blue coat and white cravat, against gray background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Attributed to Daniel Saint, First half 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling woman with curly hair, white dress and blue ribbons, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Lady Elisabeth Bonnington

John Saunders, 1789

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly brown hair and blue eyes in a white gown, set against a pale blue sky.

Portrait of Countess of Dalkeith

Andrew Plimer, c. 1792

Miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with white cravat, set in a blue enamel oval frame.

Portrait of Henry Stark

Samuel Shelley, 18th century

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled dark hair in a white dress and pink shawl, framed in blue enamel.

Portrait of Charlotte Long

John Cox Dillman Engleheart, c. 1823/62

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly grey hair, dark blue coat and white cravat against pale blue background.

Portrait of Lord Beauchamp

Andrew Plimer, c. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly hair and a bonnet, set against a soft landscape with a house.

Portrait of Mary Morton

John Smart, c. 1804

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled brown hair against a green background, in a silver frame.

Portrait of Miss Wortley

Elisabeth Smith, c. 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in a white wig, blue coat with gold lace, and blue sash, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of King George III

Gervase Spencer, c. 1750

Open tortoiseshell box with an oval miniature portrait of a woman in blue and lace, framed in gold.

Portrait of a Lady

John Smart, 1761

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair, red drapery and a brooch, set in a blue enamel gold frame.

Portrait of Marquerite du Chatelet

Peter Edward Stroely, c. 1786

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a pink dress and dark veil, set in a blue enamel border with a ring of faceted stones.

Portrait of a Lady

Attributed to Luke Sullivan, c. 1750

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark blue coat and white cravat against a pale blue background.

Portrait of a Man

John Thomas Barber Beaumont, c. 1800/40

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with grey curls, white lace collar and blue sash in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Pierre Nöel Violet, c. 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a brown coat and white cravat against a pale blue sky.

Portrait of a man in brown coat and white cravat

Attributed to William Wood, c. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a dark hood and white fur-trimmed gown against a blue background.

Portrait of a Lady

Christian Friedrich Zincke, c. 1730

Portrait of a young woman in a white dress with pink sash, resting her arm on a ledge against a dark green landscape.

Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely

Thomas Lawrence, c. 1805

Portrait of a woman in a black gown with white ruff, pearl necklace and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Portrait of a Court Lady

Follower of Antonis Mor, c. 1565

Portrait of an older woman in a white ruffled bonnet and gray shawl against a dark background.

Phebe Russell Swain Welch

Sheldon Peck, c. 1837

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a calm river, pine trees, and a small boat with a seated figure in the foreground.

River and Mountain Landscape

Xiang Shengmo, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Mughal miniature of a seated ruler under a green canopy with courtiers, a struggle, horses, and a fortress behind.

The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama

Unknown artist, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595

Persian miniature of a royal horse inspection: horsemen and courtiers below a curtained balcony, with a gold floral border.

Royal Horse Inspection

probably Isfahan Iran, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), late 17th century

Seated woman in black gown with white ruff and pearls, holding a folding fan, before a gilded leather wall.

Marie de’ Medici

Frans Pourbus the Younger, 1616

Painting of a woman in a yellow dress beside a blossoming tree and a huqqa, set in a flowery landscape with a pink floral bor

Young Woman Smoking a Huqqa

Unknown artist, 18th century

Painting of a turbaned rider with a raised sword on a rearing grey horse fighting a lion in a dark landscape.

Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion

Eugène Delacroix, 1849-50

Painting of a young woman with a coral hair ornament resting her arm on a table, holding an open book in her lap.

Interrupted Reading

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1870

Indian miniature painting of a seated woman surrounded by snakes in an arched cave with pink mountains and a lotus pond.

Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set

Unknown artist, Mid-to late 17th century