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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Etching of a seated man by a woodstove, with women ironing and children among hanging laundry in a room.

Plate from l'Assommoir (women ironing, man seated before a woodstove)

Gaston La Touche, 1879

Etching of a hilltop town with a cathedral and statue on a rock, a river valley with bridges, and a dark pinnacle in the fore

Most Picturesque Place in the World

Joseph Pennell, 1894

Charcoal sketch of a man in a cap leading a cow across an open landscape of low hills, signed Atelier A. Mauve.

Man Leading Cow

School of Anton Mauve, n.d.

Etching of the Rialto Bridge in Venice with gondolas and figures on the canal quay.

The Rialto, Venice

Frank Duveneck, 1883

Etching of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a stone bridge, pedestrians and weathered brick buildings along the water.

San Trovasso Canal

Frank Duveneck, 1885

Etching of the Palazzo Ca d'Oro in Venice with gondolas on the canal and a gondolier standing in the foreground.

Palazzo Ca D'Oro, Venice

Frank Duveneck, 1883

Etching of women with umbrellas and hats walking in rain on a grey street, with a cart in the misty distance.

The Shower

Henri Boutet, n.d.

Etching of a windy meadow with reeds, a stream, grazing cattle, bent trees and birds flying across the sky.

A Windy Day

Robert C. Goff, 1892

Etching of moored sailing ships and a rowboat beside a wooden dock, with waterfront buildings across the harbor.

Dock, New York River

Charles Frederick William Mielatz, n.d.

Pastel portrait of a sleeping young woman with blue flowers in her hair, resting on teal fabric.

Sleeping Girl

Pietro Rotari, c. 1750

Black-and-white print of a skeleton in a sombrero and striped serape holding a bottle labeled Agua de Pardal.

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

José Guadalupe Posada, printed 1944

Engraved oval portrait of Charles le Brun in long curled wig and cloak, framed by a draped curtain and inscriptions.

Charles le Brun

Gerard Edelinck, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and skullcap, with Latin inscriptions around the frame

Stephanus Crachtius

Theodor Matham, c. 1653

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent coiled around its trunk, after Raphael, 1813.

Adam and Eve

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm von Müller, 1813

Engraving of an old harbor with a ship, fountain, elegant figures, goats and a donkey on the quay, and a hilltop town beyond.

Ancien port de Gênes

Jacques Aliamet, 1766

Engraved portrait of a standing monk in a pale habit and dark cloak, holding a cane, with keys at his waist, beside a door.

Frère Blaise Feuillan

Benoît Audran II, c. 1715-1735

Etching of a young Bacchus riding a leopard, led by a horn-blowing satyr, with putti carrying grapes in a landscape.

Young Bacchus Riding a Leopard Led By a Satyr Blowing a Horn

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Hand-coloured print of a European landing party in a boat greeted by spear-carrying islanders on a palm-lined shore.

The Reception of the Rev. J. Williams, at Tanna in the South Seas, the Day Before He was Massacred

George Baxter, 1841

Coloured print of islanders with clubs and spears attacking a canoe and a man in the surf, with a forested hill behind.

The Massacre of the Lamented Missionary, The Rev. J. Williams and Mr Harris

George Baxter, 1841

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a cap and loose dress, hands folded, with shaded background, by Whistler.

Figure Study in Colors

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Monochrome print of a misty harbor with sailing ships, wooden buildings, and a boat with two figures on the water.

Limehouse

James McNeill Whistler, 1878

Pencil sketch of an entrance gate with a tall tower, arched passage, trees, and small figures on pale paper.

Entrance Gate

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Loose pen sketch of a narrow old court with tall buildings, a chimney, and small figures near an archway.

Little Court, Cloth Fair

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Pencil sketch of brick townhouses behind an iron fence and a small tree on Lindsey Row, Chelsea.

Lindsey Row, Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Pencil sketch of Chelsea shop fronts with awnings, small figures on the street, and a rooftop skyline behind.

Chelsea Shops

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Sketch of a shop front with a large window, a hanging lantern, and several figures including children on the street.

Drury Lane Rags

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Sketch of a columned stone doorway and courtyard with small walking figures, by James McNeill Whistler, 1888.

Courtyard, Chelsea Hospital

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Pencil sketch of two farriers working on a horse in a dim workshop, one bending at its leg, one standing beside it.

The Farriers

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed hat and long skirt holding gloves, on cream paper.

Suede Gloves

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

The Little Nude Model, Reading

James McNeill Whistler, 1889/90