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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Lithograph of a young man waving a tricolor flag on a bridge before City Hall, with smoke and crowds in the street.

Wednesday: City Hall

Probably François Courtin, 1830

Lithograph of soldiers and mounted riders in the square before the Palais Royal, with classical facades and a cloudy sky.

Wednesday Morning: The Square of the Palais Royal

Probably François Courtin, 1830

Lithograph of a crowd of men attacking the Archbishop's palace beside Notre-Dame, with objects thrown into the Seine.

Thursday morning. The Archbishop's Palace. The People, Infuriated by the Luxury of this Residence...

Probably François Courtin, 1830

Lithographic portrait of a woman with an ornate headdress, drop earrings and off-shoulder gown with puffed sleeves.

Portrait of a Milanese Woman

Pierre Louis Henri Grévedon, 1835

Sepia lithograph of a Bavarian village with horses at a trough, timber houses, a church spire and snowy Alpine peaks behind.

Partenkirch, Germany

Karl Friedrich Heinzmann, 1821

Monochrome print of tall eroded rock pillars, a small wooden hut, two figures and a spruce tree beside a path.

Entrance to the Adersbacher Rocks

C. F. Hoppe, 1819

Monochrome print of a castle on a cliff above a valley, with three figures resting on rocks in the foreground.

The Castle of the Tyrol, Near Meran

Francis Nicholson, 1822

Stippled print of a Gothic church with tall spires on a rocky hillside beneath a dramatic cloudy sky.

View of a Church

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1818

Dim interior print of children gathered around a lit candle beside an arched window and tree trunk, in warm ochre tones.

Group of Children Around a Candle

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1818

Stippled lithograph portrait of a man with wavy hair, dark coat and white cravat, captioned Aloys Senefelder.

Portrait of Alois Senefelder

Nicolas-Henri Jacob, 1819

Pencil sketch of a herdsman sharpening a scythe beside two resting cows and a leaning tree.

Herdsman Sharpening a Scythe, with Cattle

Johann Christian Klengel, 19th century

Etching of drunken Silenus with a satyr, a reclining putto, a wine cask and a donkey among grapevines.

Drunken Silenus

Jusepe de Ribera, 1628

Etching of a large oak above a stone terrace with fountain and figures, surrounded by tall pine trees.

The Fountain of the Oak

Stefano Della Bella, 1653/55

Etching of a long garden avenue with fountains and tall pines, with small figures walking toward a distant building.

The Avenue of the Fountains

Stefano Della Bella, 1653/55

Etching of a villa's south facade with twin staircases, obelisks, trees, small figures and dogs on a lawn.

South Facade of the Villa and the Great Meadow, from Views of the Villa Pratolino

Stefano Della Bella, 1658

Etching of two paired views of a vaulted grotto with a seated figure beside a fountain basin and receding arches.

The Grotto of Pan and Fame

Stefano Della Bella, 1653/55

Etching of the colossal Apennine statue in a grotto above a basin, with visitors on a terrace and tall conifers behind.

The Colossal Statue of the Apennines, from Views of Villa di Pratolino

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1653

Lithograph of a leaning tree, rocks, fallen branches and shrubs beside water, with a distant hill at right.

Trees and Rocks by Water

Johann Christian Klengel, 19th century

Engraving of a Renaissance bishop's tomb with a reclining effigy, cherubs, a Madonna and Child, and clergy below.

The Tomb of a Bishop

Battista d'Agnolo, 1540/45

Engraved interior with a seated man gesturing toward a woman at a window, with fireplace, bed curtains and framed landscapes.

The Last Words of Jean Jacques Rousseau

Heinrich Guttenberg, c.1780

Japanese woodblock print of two women on a veranda with bamboo, one holding a letter, by Isoda Koryusai.

Attracting her attention

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Grey wash drawing of a boy fishing from a wooden footbridge over a stream, with a dog and tall trees around.

The Fisherboy

François Boucher, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of a Dutch sailing ship in rough blue waves above a shop shelf with bottles and bowls.

Curio Shop (Karamono ten no zu), from the series "Pictures of Goods for Sale at Yokohama (Yokohama urimono zue)"

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Grey wash drawing of a crowded theatre dressing room with figures in 18th-century costume and a painted ship backdrop.

The Dressing Room of the Extras of the Comedie Francaise

Attributed to Philibert Louis Debucourt, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated young woman in a full skirt and feathered hat, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Young Lady

Style of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1774

Chalk portrait of a young man with powdered wig and high cravat, drawn in black and white chalk on tan paper.

Portrait of a Young Man

Claude Hoin, n.d.

Etching of a stormy coast with a shipwreck, a tall tower on rocks at left, a ruined arch at right, and figures on the shore.

The Shipwreck

Adrien Manglard, 1753-54

Etched allegorical print with two circular scenes: books burning in a fire on the left and a figure at a doorway on the right

Expulsion of the Jesuits

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761

Self-Portrait

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1796

Etching of villagers gathered on a path near a chapel and trees, with a dog and a distant steeple in the background.

The Village Festival

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1773