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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Lithograph of a corner building with balcony and street figures, drawn in soft black crayon on cream paper.

The Manager's Window, Gaiety Theatre

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose monochrome sketch of a seated woman with folded hands in a long dress, against a cream paper background.

Portrait Study: Mrs. Philip

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Sketch of a standing man in a dark suit and bow tie holding a hat and cane, drawn in loose grey hatching on paper.

Portrait Study: Mr. Herbert C. Pollitt

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Grey lithograph of a river bridge, city tower and trees, with two figures on a stone embankment in the foreground.

Savoy Pigeons

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Tonal sketch of a multi-arched stone bridge over a river at dusk, with distant spires and figures on the bank.

Evening, Little Waterloo Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose pencil-like sketch of a woman reclining on a chaise longue in an interior, with draped fabric and soft shading.

The Siesta

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Lithograph of a woman lying in bed beside an open window with a balcony overlooking a distant city skyline.

By the Balcony

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose lithograph sketch of a tall church tower with spire, bare trees and small figures near the base.

St. Anne's, Soho

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose lithograph sketch of a bearded man in a dark coat, head turned, one hand raised near his chest.

Sketch of William E. Henley

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose black crayon-like sketch of a standing man in a long coat and hat against a dark shadowed background.

Count Robert de Montesquiou, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Pen sketch of a draped standing figure with bowed head and loose robe, on pale paper.

Draped Figure, Standing

James McNeill Whistler, 1891

Pen and watercolor landscape of a large tree over a path, with buildings and a tower on a hill in the distance.

Tivoli, Showing Rome in the Distance

Francis Towne, c. 1781

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a bearded rider in a yellow fan headdress on a red horse, with a child.

The “Chinese” Quartermaster

Komatsuya Hyakki, 1765

Engraving of a workshop with artists at easels and a man holding a lamp, above diagrams of copperplate engraving tools.

Copperplate Engraving, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved encyclopedia plate showing etching tools, a bench, a heating lamp, and a landscape sample with figures.

Etching: Biting the Plate, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved technical plate showing views of an etching machine with gears, levers, a cylinder, and a plate bed.

Etching, "Balotter" Machine, from Encyclopédie

Robert Bénard, 1762/77

Engraved plate showing numbered mezzotint tools, grid diagrams, and a shaded sphere study.

Mezzotint, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Encyclopédie plate of engraving tools, stippled and hatched texture samples, and two ear studies in crayon manner.

Crayon-Manner Engraving, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved plate of a wood engraving workshop with workers above and numbered diagrams of engraving tools below.

Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved plate of numbered wood-engraving diagrams and ornamental blocks, with an obelisk scene at lower right.

Elements of Wood Engraving, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved plate showing a gem engraver at a workbench, a lathe in the room, and two technical diagrams below.

Gem Engraving, from Encyclopédie

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1762/77

Engraved plate of seven numbered gem engraving tools and devices, including lathes, clamps, a handle and a spindle.

Gem Engraving, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved plate of seal engraving tools and a workshop scene with two craftsmen in an interior.

Seal Engraving, from Encyclopédie

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1762/77

Engraved plate of seal engraving tools including files, gravers, blocks, tweezers and a burnisher, labeled Gravure en Cachet.

Seal Engraving, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved plate of a medal engraver's workshop above labeled diagrams of medal-making tools and molds.

Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1762/77

Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved page with three topographic town maps above, engraved tools and devices in the middle, and musical notation staves b

Topographic, Geographic and Music Engraving, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77

Engraved plate of a man writing at a desk in a room, with below it studies of quill pens, hands, an inkwell and a sand box.

Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie

Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1760

Engraving of a woman writing at a desk, with a hand demonstrating quill grip and calligraphic flourishes below.

Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1760

Engraved plate showing card-makers at work in a workshop above labeled diagrams of tools and equipment.

Card-Maker, from Encyclopédie

A. J. Defehrt, 1762/77