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Art Institute of Chicago

2,141 works

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 perspective drawing of a vaulted church interior with Corinthian columns, arched galleries and rows of pews.

Study for St. Martin's in the Fields, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Sepia ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, Christ Child and haloed figures.

Adoration of the Shepherds (recto); Three Sketches: Buildings by Canal with Boats, Landscape with Buldings on Hillsid…

Francesco Guardi, c. 1770

Etching of a ruined tower and rowboat on a river, with two figures on the bank, rocks and trees, and distant hills.

The Old Tower at the Edge of a River

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1763

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

L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne, 1870/1872

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.

Pencil sketch of three figures in a flat landscape with a windmill and distant buildings on the horizon.

Three Figures in a Landscape with a Windmill

Kate Greenaway, c. 1894

Watercolor landscape of a lake with a dark rocky cliff, wooded islands, hills, and two figures on the shore.

Barzon's Wake Lake, Lancashire

Style of Gilpin Sawrey, 1753-1807

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.

Watercolor of a gnarled tree with twisted pale trunk, green and golden leaves, and a grassy foreground under a blue sky.

Gnarled Tree

After David Hall McKewan, 1826-1873

Watercolor of a hilly landscape at sunset with a windmill, farm buildings, a tree line and a green field beneath dark blue cl

Hilly Landscape at Sunset

Style of John Varley, c. 1830

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.

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in spectacles and a dark robe, with a cursive signature below.

Portrait of Justice Stephen Field

Max Rosenthal, 1890

Watercolor of sheep and cows grazing beside an uprooted tree, with a herdsman in blue and a distant church spire.

Sheep, Cows, and Herdsman by Uprooted Tree

Frederick Nash, 1802/1856

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.

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a reclining fisherman, small figures on the banks, and tall trees.

Fisherman and Figures in River Landscape

Follower of Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain, 1730-1771

Watercolor of a valley with cottages by a river, rolling wooded hills and distant mountains under a hazy sky.

Valley with Cottages

Attributed to William Bennett, c. 1840

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.

Watercolor of a tall tree with several resting deer on a green meadow beneath it, with distant trees and a pale sky.

Family of Deer under a Tree

Attributed to Robert Hills, 1790-1844

Grey wash drawing of sailing boats on a lake with trees and houses along the shore.

Sailing Boats on Lake with Houses near Shore

Possibly Thomas Hearne, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a garden terrace with tall trees and an equestrian statue on a pedestal under a cloudy sky.

View of the Park at Versailles: Terrace, Trees and Equestrian Statue

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a large tree over resting sheep, a woman at left, and a man sketching at lower right.

Man Sketching and Woman with Herd of Sheep Beneath Tree

Samuel John Stump, c. 1830

Pen and grey wash drawing of a large tree with a seated man and dog beside a river, with distant hills.

Man and Dog Seated Below Trees by River

Attributed to Paul Sandby, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a formal garden with tall trees, clipped hedges, classical statues on pedestals, and a fountain.

View of the Park at Versailles: Trees and Statuary

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a large tree, small figures by a stone bridge, a river, and a classical ruin on a hill.

Figures in Idyllic Italianate Landscape

Attributed to Franz Kobell, n.d.

Sepia landscape of a ruined castle above a lake, with mountains behind and figures on a rocky shore in the foreground.

Landscape with a Ruined Castle

John Martin, 1819

Watercolor sketch of a weathered tree trunk with a broken branch, yellow-green leaves at the top and grass at the base.

Tree Trunk I

Style of William Callow, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of rocky cliffs with a dark cave opening and a leafy tree in the right foreground.

Rocky Landscape

Attributed to Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 1832

Watercolor of a decaying hollow tree with a long limb over a woodland path, autumn leaves and ferns at its base.

Rotting Tree

Elizabeth Murray, 1850

Pencil sketch of a rustic countryside cottage with a tall chimney, a large tree, a well and a small shed.

Countryside Cottage

Paul Sandby Munn, 1824