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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Engraved oval portrait of bearded Hector of Troy in a helmet, framed by ornate scrollwork, lizards, birds and grotesque figur

Hector of Troy, plate one from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraved oval portrait of Alexander the Great in a helmet, framed by ornate scrollwork, birds, mice, and fruit garlands.

Alexander the Great, plate two from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Julius Caesar, plate three from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraved portrait of a bearded warrior in a helmet with an ornate decorative border, labeled Josue Dux.

Joshua, plate four from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraved portrait of King David crowned and playing a harp, framed by lion, lamb, bear, flowers and birds.

King David, plate five from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraved portrait of Judas Maccabeus, a helmeted warrior with sword, framed by ornate scrollwork, fruit, birds and animals.

Judas Macabee, plate six from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraved portrait of Charlemagne with crown and sword, framed by an ornate border of animals, birds and flowers, dated 1594.

Charlemagne, plate seven from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraved portrait of King Arthur in armor and helmet, framed by cherubs with trumpets, flower urns and ornamental scrollwork.

King Arthur, plate eight from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Godfrey of Bouillon, plate nine from The Nine Worthies

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bishop crowning a kneeling ruler before armored guards and onlookers in a church.

Coronation of Otto the Great in the Church of Saint'Ambrogio, Milan

Johann Christoph Storer, 1650

Mustard cloth portfolio cover with dark leather spine and corners, worn and mottled surface.

Portfolio Cover for Twelve Views in Wales

Paul Sandby, 1776

Tan cloth portfolio cover with dark olive leather spine and corners, worn at the edges.

Portfolio Cover for Twelve Views in North Wales

Paul Sandby, 1776

Graphite drawing of a young woman in a large bonnet and tiered dress holding flowers beside a stone pedestal in a garden.

An Elegant Young Woman in a Garden

Alexandre Moitte, c. 1785

Small etched portrait of a young woman with hair tied in a bow, hand raised near her face, on a large cream sheet.

Portrait of a Young Woman (The American Girl)

Edvard Munch, 1894

Red chalk drawing of timber houses on piles beside a stone arch bridge over a canal, with trees and walking figures.

Old Houses on Canal

After Jan van de Velde, I, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a river with a rowboat of figures, a sailing boat with barrels, and a distant town under hazy sky.

River Scene with Boats

II Willem van de Velde, 17th century

Pencil and wash drawing of sailing ships and small rowing boats on calm water, with a shoreline at the right.

Ships in Full Sail with Small Boats

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Ship Constructor's Drawing for Dutch Galleon

Willem van de Velde the Elder, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a village road with thatched cottages, a horse and cart, and figures resting by trees.

Outskirts of Nodorp

Attributed to Wouterus Verschuur, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of figures gathered among tall ruined walls, with a horse, a dog, and a barrel on the ground.

Harborside Scene with Various Figures

Hendrik Verschuring, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of fishermen with barrels at a shore, a sailboat on the water, and a ruined tower on the right.

Fishermen Barreling Fish at Water's Edge

Attributed to Thomas Wyck, n.d.

Monochrome wash drawing of a stable interior with horses, riders, a dog, chickens and a thatched roof open to a landscape.

Interior of a Stable

Philips Wouwerman or after, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of cavalry horsemen with lances and flags charging in battle beneath billowing smoke.

Cavalry in Battle

Philipw Wouwerman, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young curly-haired David looking down at Goliath's head beside a sword.

David with Goliath's Head and Sword

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1587

Brown ink drawing of the round Temple of Vesta at Tivoli on a hillside with ruins, ivy-covered tree and figures.

Temple of Vesta, Tivoli

Possibly after Paul Bril, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of windswept trees, grazing goats and sheep, and a castle on a distant hill.

Wooded Landscape with Donkeys and Goats, and Castle on Hill in Distance

After Pieter Bruegel, the elder, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a winged devil gripping a monk's arm in an arched monastery interior with statues and columns.

Design for a Lunette: Devils and Saint in a Monastery

Attributed to Bernardino Poccetti, 1604/12

Pencil portrait sketch of a bearded older man with curly hair and a wide lace collar, turned to the side.

Hendrick van Balen

After Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a saint gazing up at the Virgin and Child on clouds, surrounded by angels and kneeling figures.

Vision of Philip Neri

Attributed to Anthonie van Dyck, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman with long hair beside a man leaning over a stone tomb, with white highlights.

Kneeling Magdalene and Tomb Attendant

After Federico Barocci, n.d.