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Art Institute of Chicago

781 works

Pencil and wash drawing of a standing boy in a cap and jacket, one hand raised to his head, holding a stick, on a tan ground.

Standing Boy

Attributed to John Downman, c. 1794

Brown wash drawing of a woman and child riding a donkey beside a man, with dogs, horses and cattle around them.

Woman and Child on Donkey, Man, Dogs, Horses

After Nicolaes Berchem, n.d.

Brown wash sketch of a seated boy in a ruffled jacket, looking sideways while resting on a wooden stool.

Seated Boy, Looking Sideways

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Pencil drawing of a draped standing woman and a curly-haired boy, after ancient sculpture, on pale paper.

Study after ancient sculpture of Standing Woman and Boy

John Downman, 1774

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long gown and veil holding hands with a child in a plumed hat.

Lady and Child

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a sleeping young woman with tilted head, closed eyes and a frilled lace cap against a pale background.

Head of Sleeping Girl

Pieter Gaal, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a seated nude youth with one arm raised, copied after a classical statue, with Greek inscriptions.

Study after the statue of a Boy Playing with a Theater Mask

John Downman, 1775

Circular grey wash drawing of a seated Madonna with the Christ Child, infant John the Baptist and another child.

The Madonna with the Christ Child, with the infant John the Baptist and another Child (Caritas)

Attributed to Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael, c. 1595-1605

Grey wash drawing of a man and boy walking a village road past large trees, a cottage, and a distant church steeple.

Man and Boy Walking Down Village Road

Jan van Goyen, n.d.

Pencil study of a seated young woman with braided hair and draped garment, drawn after a Roman statue, dated 1774.

Study after Roman Statue of Seated Girl

John Downman, 1774

Sepia wash drawing of three children clustered at a bright paned window, one laughing, in a warmly lit interior.

Children at Window

George Fennel Robson, n.d.

Lithograph of children playing in a yellow field with women in dark dresses walking nearby and a red ball on the grass.

Children's Games

Edouard Jean Vuillard, 1897

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man with a globe, a seated woman, a child and a dog before classical columns and trees.

Portrait of a Geographer, Wife, and Child

James Thornhill, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Christ child with a kneeling saint, angels above and a bearded figure at left.

Madonna and Child Adored by Saint Francis

Style of Pietro Novelli, n.d.

Profile Portrait of Boy

the elder Daniel Mytens, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with two kneeling saints beneath a draped canopy, with a landscape at right.

Madonna and Child with Saints Catherine and Dominic

Bartholomeus Spranger, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded friar in a habit holding a nude infant seated on a ledge, with hatched shading.

Saint Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a standing boy in a loose jacket and wide breeches, gesturing with one hand, on pale paper.

Portrait of a Boy

School of Diego Velázquez, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with saints and a draped curtain, on a tan sheet.

Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth, John and Anne

After Raphael Sadeler, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ Child with a cherub, and two winged angels hovering above.

Madonna and Child with Angels

Attributed to Johann Carl Loth, c. 1700

Daumier lithograph of a porter with a broom refusing a woman and child at a building doorway, 1856.

“- It's useless to show you my apartment. We are not renting out to mothers with children,” plate 1 from Les Portiers…

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling Madonna beside a column, with the infant Christ sprawled on a cloth in the foreground.

Madonna and Child

Benevenuto Tisi da Garofalo, n.d.

Graphite figure study of a seated young girl with one arm raised and the other hand gripping cloth, on aged paper.

Seated Girl

Probably Domenico Fiasella, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped woman holding a child, with a winged figure blowing a trumpet in an oval below.

Woman with Child, and Pheme

Attributed to Lazzaro Tavarone, n.d.

Daumier lithograph of a harried father in a top hat laden with toys, pulled by two children on a crowded street.

“- May the devil get the inventor of all these New Year's presents!” Reflection of a sensitive, generous but tormente…

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman in a veil holding a sleeping infant against her shoulder.

Madonna and Child

Style of Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 1842

Brown wash drawing of swirling hair strokes on pale worn paper, a fragment of a child's head study.

Head of a Child

Possibly Domenico Peruzzini, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Saint Joseph holding the Christ Child with bearded saints, a lion, and architectural drapery.

Saint Joseph and Christ Child, with Saints Mark and Anthony

School of Guido Reni, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of Christ blessing a crowd of mothers and children on a stone platform beside architecture.

"Suffer Little Children to Come unto Me"

After Giovanni Battista Tinti, n.d.

Black and red chalk drawing of a seated woman holding an infant, with an older child kneeling behind her.

Woman and Children

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.