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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Pencil perspective drawing of a long hall with arched windows, long dining tables, and a painted frieze at the end.

Study for Chelsea Hospital, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1810

Watercolor of St. James's palace and Charing village with church spires, a large tree at left and a brick wall in the foregro

St. James's with the Village of Charing as It Appeared in ye Reign of Henry VIII

Attributed to Augustus Charles Pugin, n.d.

Pen sketch of a butterfly with hatched wings and a long curling tail, with handwritten notes beside it.

Butterfly "Encountered" (recto); Sketch for Tailpiece (verso)

James McNeill Whistler, 1898/99

Pencil perspective drawing of a tiered theater auditorium with crowded galleries, a domed ceiling, and a stage with curtains.

Study for New Covent Garden Theater, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1810

Yvette Guilbert (recto) Three-Quarter Length Study of Yvette Guilbert (verso)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, c. 1894

Pen and ink sketch of a stylized flower with hatched petals, curling tendrils and a long curving stem on pale paper.

Butterfly (recto); Study of Butterfly (verso)

James McNeill Whistler, 1898/99

Pencil study of a classical hall with arched windows, pilasters, coffered ceiling and small sketched figures.

Study for South Sea House, Dividend Hall, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1810

Merganser

John Ruskin, February 29, 1890

Seated Tahitian Woman (recto), Sketches of Roosters and Chickens (verso)

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Pencil sketch of a columned interior hall with arched windows and crowds of men in long coats gathered on the floor.

Study for Excise Office, Broad Street, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1810

Pencil sketch sheet by Thomas Nast with a man in a top hat, a pig, and handwritten notes on folded paper.

Sheet of Sketches: The Power of the Catholic Priests (recto); Sheet of Sketches (verso)

Thomas Nast, 1868

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded elegant interior with chandeliers, mirrors, and figures gathered around a table.

Il Ridotto

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, 1752/55

Pencil study of a river view with a row of city buildings, an arched bridge at right, and boats with figures in the foregroun

Study for View of Westminster Hall and Bridge, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1810

Graphite sketch of two horses cavorting, one rearing and one kicking, on aged paper.

Two Horses Cavorting (recto); Man on a Kicking Horse (verso)

Carle Vernet, 1778/1836

Pencil sketch of a coach pulled by four galloping horses, with two top-hatted men on the driver's seat.

Coach Drawn by Four Galloping Horses

Théodore Géricault, 1818/19

Pencil sketch of a London riverfront with a domed church, stone bridge, and rowing boats on the Thames.

Study for View of London from the Thames

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Three Children (recto); Sketches of Head, Eyes, Lips, and Flowers (verso)

possibly Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 18th century

Pencil sketch of two horses galloping to the right, one overlapping the other, with studied legs and flowing manes.

Two Horses Galloping to the Right

Théodore Géricault, 1818/19

Pencil study of a showroom interior with a round table of ceramics, display cabinets, columns, and sketched figures of women.

Study for Wedgwood and Byerly, York Street, St James' Square from London in Miniature (recto); Sketches of Women, Cab…

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Pastel sketch of a beach with sailboats on calm water and figures beside a beached boat under a pale sky.

Beach with Fishing Boats (recto); Landscape with Farmer Plowing a Field (verso)

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1870/79

Pencil sketches of turbaned horsemen on rearing and galloping horses, with studies of hands and feet below.

Sketches of Oriental Horsemen

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Pen and ink drawing of a timber roof truss above sketched figures in top hats, some with carts, c. 1809.

Rejected Study, possibly for an illustration of the Custom House, from Microcosm of London (recto); Sketches of Worke…

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Sepia drawing of a nude man standing by a bed with a reclining veiled woman, a hooded watcher, and cherubs behind.

The Discovery (recto), Two Sketches of Standing Male Figures (verso)

Henry Fuseli, 1767/69

Studies of a Draught Horse, a Blacksmith and a Young Woman

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Pencil sketch of a crowded interior hall with a balcony, chandeliers, and a curtained dais, by Augustus Charles Pugin.

Study for The Hall, Blue Coat School, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Brown and white wash study of draped female figures, an elderly head, and a classical statue on blue paper.

Sheet of Sketches for a Monument to Dante (recto); Cupid and Psyche (verso)

Isidore Pils, c. 1808

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of horses and riders, a wooded landscape, and a cavalry battle scene.

Three Studies with Sketches of a Wooded Landscape and a Cavalry Battle

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14

Pencil sketch of a crowded interior with figures, a chandelier, a bust on the wall, and a raised platform.

Study for Bow Street Office, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pen drawing of a monastery with tiled roofs on a rocky hill, with palm trees and small figures on a path.

Monastery on the Slope of a Rocky Hill

called Fra Bartolommeo Baccio della Porta, 1508/09

Pencil sketch sheet with a timber shed, a landscape of trees, a dog head, a reclining dog, and several figure studies.

Sketches of A Shed, A Landscape, Dogs and Various Figures

Théodore Géricault, 1813/14