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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Pencil perspective drawing of a two-level library reading room with bookshelves, a long table, chairs, and a staircase.

Study for Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Pen and wash design for a monument with winged Victory, Britannia, a reclining Neptune, lion and anchor motifs.

Design for Monument with Britannia and Neptune

Possibly John Bacon, the elder, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing on blue paper of robed men kneeling before an altar with urns and rods under an arch, with a crowd at le

Prayer for the Flowering of the Rods

after Giotto, n.d.

Pencil study of a domed interior with Corinthian columns, arched windows, a staircase and a crowd of sketched figures.

Study for Session House, Clerkenwell, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Watercolor of a seated woman in a dark off-shoulder gown, turned to the left, within an oval vignette with stained, damaged b

Seated Woman in Black Gown

possibly William Henry Hunt, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing on blue paper of Christ ascending on clouds above kneeling apostles, a praying woman, and two angels.

Ascension of Christ

after Giotto, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a crowded meeting hall with an audience facing a raised dais, a bust on a pedestal, and arched windows.

Study for Society for the Encouragement of Agriculture, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Pale watercolor of a river with a moored sailboat, riverside cottages, a large tree and a crenellated tower under cloudy sky.

Hampton Court View taken from the Garden Seat

Possibly Henry Edridge, n.d.

Pen and gold wash drawing on blue paper of a haloed woman and robed figures in a procession, with trumpeters at right.

Wedding Procession of Mary and Joseph

after Giotto, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a classical courtyard with arcaded facades, a domed pavilion, a central statue, and small strolling figures.

Study for Somerset House, Strand, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Red chalk drawing of two fauns supporting a covered urn with grapevines above a curved archivolt frame.

Design for an Archivolt: Two Fauns Supporting an Urn

Brown wash drawing with white highlights showing mourners lowering Christ's body on a slab, with grieving women kneeling belo

The Entombment of Christ

called Palma il Giovane Jacopo Negretti, 1595/1600

Pencil study of a vaulted stamp office with clerks working at long desks and standing figures among them.

Study for Stamp Office, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Study after Nature

Attributed to John Downman, 1774

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in flowing robes, one sleeve raised, standing barefoot on a pale sheet.

Study for a Robed Male Saint

Nicolas Mignard, c. 1644

Pencil perspective sketch of a Stock Exchange interior with arched colonnades, a wall clock, and a crowd of men on the floor.

Study for Stock Exchange, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Grey wash drawing of a mythological procession with a chariot, dancing figures and annotated colour notes.

Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

After Annibale Carracci, after 1600

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 study of a formal drawing room with crowded elegantly dressed figures, a chandelier, draped curtains and busts in nich

Study for Drawing Room, St. James, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

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

Brown and blue watercolor of women bathing beside a wooded pond, with a seated figure and a sheep in the foreground.

Women Bathing in Pond

John William Taverner, 1765/70

Pencil sketch of a grand classical hall with columns, an arched niche with a statue, and a crowd of small figures.

Study for the Great Hall, Bank of England

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

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.

Watercolor landscape of nude women bathing and drying by a pond beneath large trees, with a rocky outcrop at right.

Women Drying Selves by Pond

John William Taverner, 1740/50

Pencil perspective study of St. Luke's Hospital with arched windows, a central doorway, small figures, and handwritten notes.

Study for St. Luke's Hospital, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in draped robes pointing with his right hand, leaning on a stone pedestal.

Standing Man, Pointing with Right Hand

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Watercolor of a sunlit path beside a calm river, lined with tall trees and reeds under a pale sky.

Tranquil Park Scene

Follower of William Turner, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a Gothic church interior with vaulted ceiling, pointed arches, tracery window and altar screen.

Study for St. Margaret's Church, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Design for Medallion of King Canute

the younger Robert Smirke, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a robed man raising his arm skyward among kneeling figures, with a crowd and a lamb on a hillside.

Samuel's Offering: Lesson 10

George Robert Lewis, 1810/20