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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Pencil sketch of a crowded arcaded interior hall with a chandelier, clock, and figures in period dress in perspective.

Study for The Long Room, Custom House, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pen and watercolor drawing of angels, a cross and a crowned figure in clouds within an oval cartouche.

Faith Overcoming Heresy (recto); Tracing after Faith Overcoming Heresy (verso)

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1779/91

Pencil sketch of a hillside village with rooftops, trees, and a distant shoreline across calm water.

L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne, 1870/1872

Pencil sketch of a crowded debating hall with a domed ceiling, a speaker on a raised platform, and seated audience rows.

Study for Debating Society in Piccadilly, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pastel sketch of a head and shoulders with tousled dark hair, dark bow tie and white collar on grey paper.

Self-Portrait

Berthe Morisot, c. 1885

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Christ child with an angel beside them, by Jacques Bellange, c. 1610/17.

The Holy Family Resting on the Flight into Egypt

Jacques Bellange, 1610/17

Pencil sketch of an arched interior hall with seated officials on a raised bench and crowds of standing figures.

Study for Doctor's Commons, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Brown wash ceiling design of mythological figures, putti and clouds within a lobed oval frame, by Jacob de Wit.

Design for a Ceiling: Apotheosis of Callisto or Diana (recto), and Sketch of Figures (verso)

Jacob de Wit, 1731

Grey wash landscape with a tall tree, a pond, a small bridge and two figures near the water under cloudy sky.

View of the Park at Versailles: Fishing in Pond Near Grove of Trees

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pen and pencil sketch of a theater interior with tiered galleries and a stage scene of costumed figures and a draped banner.

Study for Drurylane Theater, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Grey ink and wash drawing of two bulls' heads joined by fruit garlands, grapes and leaves, with two birds below.

Ornament with Two Bull's Heads (recto); Sketch of Geometric Borders (verso)

Attributed to Jean Charles Delafosse, n.d.

Oval drawing of a garden with a stone bridge, classical columns, and women bathing beneath an arch among trees.

View of the Park at Versailles: Women Bathing Beneath a Bridge

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d

Pencil study of a columned market hall interior with a gallery and a crowd of figures in hats and coats in the foreground.

Study for Corn Exchange, Mark Lane, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil and brown ink architectural sketch of an arched opening flanked by pilasters with a cornice above.

Architectural Sketches

Canaletto, c. 1720

Grey wash drawing of two tall poplar trees beside a balustraded garden walk with a stone urn and distant trees.

View of the Park at Versailles: Two Poplar Trees with Balustraded Walk in Background

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a crowded exhibition gallery with curved walls hung with framed pictures and visitors in period dress.

Study for Exhibition of Water Colored Drawings, Old Bond Steet, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil drawing of country cottages beside a dirt road and gate, with rolling hills and trees under a cloudy sky.

Country Cottages

Attributed to George Frost, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with a waterfall over cliffs, a stone bridge, and a fortified tower building on the left.

Panoramic Italian Landscape

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of St Paul's Cathedral seen across a crowded London street with a large brick building at right.

Study for Fire in London, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Academic study of a standing nude man holding a wooden stick, drawn in brown tones with white highlights on toned paper.

Standing Academic Male Nude (recto); Sketch of Upper Arm (verso)

Eugène Delacroix, 1816

Grey wash landscape drawing of tall trees, seated figures, grazing animals, a statue and a stone sarcophagus in a clearing.

Fantasy Landscape with Ruins and Figures

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil study of a tall building facade in perspective with small sketched figures and people walking in the street below.

Study for Fleet Prison, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pen and brown ink sketch of a nude child with a leafy wreath riding a goat, with faint figure outlines in the background.

Study for Satyr Family Walking (recto); Sketches of Five Decorative Vessels (verso)

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1657

Pencil sketch of a man reclining on his side with one arm raised and the other stretched out across pale paper.

Young Man Dancing

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil perspective study of a crowded hall with galleries, arched windows, and a pulpit with a standing figure.

Study for Foundling Hospital, the Chapel, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pen and wash drawing of a draped woman holding a dagger beside a column and scrolled pedestal in a classical interior.

Lucretia

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a Versailles park with a memorial column on a stepped base, an open lawn, and groves of trees.

View of the Park st Versailles: Landscape with Memorial Column and Grove of Trees

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil drawing of an ornate interior hall with columns, vaulted ceiling, chandeliers, and a crowd of figures.

Study for Freemason's Hall, Great Queen Street, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil portrait of a woman with curled hair and a ruffled gown, set in an oval vignette on cream paper.

Queen Anne

Possibly the circle of Thomas Forster, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of an open tulip with frilled petals and stamens on a tall stem with long leaves.

Tulip

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.