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Art Institute of Chicago

798 works

Woodblock print of a black horse with ornate saddle tethered beneath a blossoming cherry tree.

Black Horse Tethered under a Blossoming Cherry Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two birds on autumn maple branches, one black and white, one rust-red, with calligraphy.

Two birds on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of women performing a hobby-horse dance with horse masks, a child performer, and a seated shamisen player.

Entertainers performing the hobby-horse dance

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

Japanese woodblock print of pink peonies, green leaves, and stylized lions with swirling clouds beside a rock, with calligrap

Peonies and Chinese Lions

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1762

Woodblock print of two swallows flying near hanging wisteria blossoms, with a yellow bird perched on a branch above.

Swallow, yellow bird, and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Japanese woodblock print of two lions beside peonies and swirling clouds, in muted red, white and tan tones.

Two Fighting Lions

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a courtesan holding a cat beside a child attendant, with a snowy landscape screen and plum blossoms behind

Courtesan and Her Child Attendant Playing with a Cat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Japanese woodblock print of a small bird on a branch beneath hanging blue wisteria blossoms and green leaves.

Bird and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Two costumed performers in black and floral kimono hold up horse-head sticks in a woodblock print with calligraphy above.

Nui and Chiyo from Daimon Fujiya performing the hobby-horse dance, from the series "Comic Performances by the Enterta…

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol and fan walking beside a boy carrying a hobby horse, in striped robes.

Boy on Hobby Horse Followed by Woman Holding Umbrella

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Woodblock print of a blue bird perched on a branch beside red maple leaves, with Japanese calligraphy.

Blue bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue coat leading three dogs with human faces, a LOANS sack on his back.

John Bull and His Dog Faithful

James Gillray, published April 20, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a red carriage with outriders and turbaned attendants arriving at a building, with onlookers and d

A R-Y-L Visit to a Foreign Capital

George Cruikshank, published September 15, 1817

Woodblock print of a songbird perched on a maple branch with autumn leaves against a blue gradient sky.

Bird on maple branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s-1840s

Hand-colored caricature of a wounded lion attacked by a bellows of reports, with animals, a donkey and a seated woman.

The Wounded Lion

James Gillray, published July 16, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of men hunting a charging bull past classical columns, with dogs, fallen figures and a sentry.

Hunt-ing the Bull!!

George Cruikshank, published February 8, 1817

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird above pink peach blossoms on a branch, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Long-tailed bird and peach blossoms

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat riding a wooden hobby horse with red wheels on a dirt path.

Pedestrian Hobby Horse

J. Lewis Marks, n.d.

Hand-colored caricature of men carrying a polar bear, casks and treasures ashore beneath a British flag, with a ship in the h

Landing the Treasures

George Cruikshank, published January 18, 1819

Two grey horses, one grazing beside tall grass with reddish plumes, with calligraphy and red seals on a pale background.

Horses and grasses

Utagawa Hiroshige, Unknown

Album page with black calligraphy in a central cartouche, surrounded by painted animals including deer, gazelles and a lion a

Album Page with Calligraphic Specimen and Animal Border

Unknown artist, , late 17th century (border); c. 16th century (calligraphy)

Hand-colored caricature of a funeral procession with a donkey-drawn car, banners and a gallows, by George Cruikshank, 1819.

The Funeral Procession of the Rump

George Cruikshank, published March 22, 1819

Woodblock print of a yellow bird in flight beside pink begonia blossoms and green leaves on a blue background.

Yellow bird and begonia

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Etching of an old woman seated on a stool with a cat in her lap, another cat on the floor, and a basket nearby.

Old Woman with Cats, plate 25 from The Beggars

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Hand-colored caricature of exaggerated couples waltzing in a green-walled ballroom with framed paintings and a pink curtain.

Specimens of Waltzing

George Cruikshank, published June 4, 1817

Watercolor of two fighting roosters on a sandy beach, one standing and one fallen, with the sea behind them.

The Cock Fight

Winslow Homer, 1885

Ink and wash drawing of a turbaned rider on a rearing horse, holding a decorated spear, by Frederic Remington.

"As They Threw their Animals Back upon their Haunches," illustration for An Arabian Day and Night, in Harper's New Mo…

Frederic Remington, n.d.

Four evangelists in painted niches framed by a gold border of flowers, birds, and insects, with a papal coat of arms below.

The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects

Circle of Giulio Clovio, 1572

Etching of a seated woman in a turban holding a child, with a cat by her feet and an old man near a bright window.

The Virgin and Child with the Cat and the Snake

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Engraving of Saint Martin on a ship with a horse, surrounded by crippled figures, boats and a walled city in the background.

Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship

Johannes and Lucas van Doetecum, c. 1561