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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Charcoal and pastel sketch of a ballet dancer in a tutu bending forward, drawn on gray-green paper.

Dancer Bending Forward

Edgar Degas, 1874/79

Pastel landscape of a grassy hill with a row of trees and a large leaning tree under a pale blue sky.

Ploughed Field Bordered by Trees

Edgar Degas, c. 1892

Watercolor and pen drawing of a crowded inn with patrons drinking, a wall clock, a lottery notice, and dogs.

Interior of an Inn

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of workers operating a wooden olive oil press beam in a barn with stacked barrels and a woman with a cane.

An Olive Oil Press

Hubert Robert, c. 1759

Watercolor of a woman in black and a small girl in white leaning at a balcony railing over a distant domed city.

On the Balcony

Berthe Morisot, 1871/72

Pen and watercolor sketch of elegant figures at a reception, with women in gowns and men in dark coats.

Reception

Constantin Guys, 1850/1855

Pen and wash drawing of a flying winged figure over seated draped women, a putto, and a colonnaded building in a landscape.

Study for Mercury and Herse

Laurent de La Hyre, c. 1649

Print of a Gothic church behind a dense oak grove, with tombs and a cemetery in the foreground and two walking figures.

Gothic Church Behind an Oak Grove with Tombs

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1810

Pencil drawing of a medallion portrait surrounded by putti holding a trumpet, laurel, and book, dated 1774.

A Portrait Medallion of King Louis XV Surrounded by Putti Carrying the Attributes of Fame and History

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1774

Brown ink and wash drawing of an elegant couple in 18th-century dress with a kneeling figure and classical statues behind.

The Promenade on the Boulevard

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1760

Sepia drawing of three figures harvesting grapes under a vine trellis, with a woman carrying a full basket on the left.

The Hop Gatherers

Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Gentoo Beggar

Thomas Daniell, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of an old bearded man leaning toward a younger man, with a veiled woman standing at right.

Study of an Old Man, a Younger Man, and a Woman

Domenichino, c. 1600-1640

Graphite drawing of a man in a curled wig and period collar, face turned toward the viewer, on pale paper.

Self-Portrait

Jonathan Richardson, c. 1735

Pencil and watercolor architectural drawing of a marble mantel with elevation, end view, and plan, dated 1877.

White Statuary Marble Mantel Design, Elevations and Plan

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1877

Dark drawing of a man leading a donkey carrying a woman and child across a dusky field.

The Flight Into Egypt

Jean-François Millet, c. 1864

Brown ink wash sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat with a thick mustache and stern expression.

Portrait of Whistler

Carlo Pellegrini, 1877

Watercolor elevation of a striped, ornate public building facade with a central arched entrance and grand staircases.

National Academy of Design Competition, New York, New York, South Elevation

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1861

Valentine card with paper lace, silver foil, painted roses and blue flowers, a silk oval, and a small classical rotunda.

Yours Forever (valentine)

Joseph Mansell, 1850s

Oval ink and wash design of mythological figures, including Apollo, the Muses and Minerva, arranged among clouds for a ceilin

Design for Ceiling Fresco: Apollo and the Muses with Minerva Destroying Ignorance

James Thornhill, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of figures at a table in an arcaded hall, framed by female figures, heraldic shields and narrative panel

Marriage of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, The Dowry

Antoine Caron, c. 1562

Pen and brown ink drawing of two overlapping studies of a youth's head with curly hair and ruffled collars.

Two Studies of the Head of a Youth

Baccio Bandinelli, c. 1550

Pen and brown ink sketch of Rinaldo and Armida with mounted knights, putti in clouds, and a reclining hero.

Rinaldo and Armida

Donato Creti, c. 1693

Red chalk drawing of three men in early eighteenth-century coats and wigs, one seated and two standing, on pale paper.

Three Studies of a Gentleman

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1710/11

Pen and ink sketch of a standing woman in a feathered hat, striped jacket and long skirt, signed P.M. and dated 96.

London Female Character

Philipp William May, 1896

Pen and ink sketch of a cavalier leaning toward a lady in period costume, signed Simeon Solomon 1853.

Cavalier and Lady

Simeon Solomon, 1853

Embossed valentine card with a gilded bird, blue-inked verse 'Tis sweet to love,' and a white dove on gold.

Tis Sweet to Love (valentine)

George Kershaw, c. 1840

Embossed valentine card with a gilded urn on a pink scalloped medallion, a red flower at top, and the words Ever the same.

Ever the Same (valentine)

George Kershaw, c. 1840

Pen and red chalk sketch of the Holy Family with a child and a kneeling young boy, plus an older man at left.

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

Valerio Castello, n.d.

Head of Roman Emperor

William Mulready, n.d.