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Art Institute of Chicago

5,126 works

Grey wash drawing of two bust-length caricature heads, one in a tricorn hat gesturing, one in a bowed wig.

Two Bust-length Caricatures

Attributed to Robert Dighton, n.d.

Sketch of a library interior with seated women at a table, bookshelves behind, and a group of figures in a doorway to the rig

View of Library

Attributed to George Cattermole, n.d.

Three chalk studies of a young ballet dancer in a white tutu, shown in different poses on tan paper.

Three Studies of a Dancer in Fourth Position

Edgar Degas, 1879/80

Watercolor sketch of a weathered tree trunk with a broken branch, yellow-green leaves at the top and grass at the base.

Tree Trunk I

Style of William Callow, n.d.

Watercolor of a seated woman in blue robes with a small child reaching toward her, set against a rocky landscape with a cross

Rest on the Flight into Egypt (recto); Madonna of the Rosary (verso)

After Federico Barocci, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of rocky cliffs with a dark cave opening and a leafy tree in the right foreground.

Rocky Landscape

Attributed to Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 1832

Pencil sketches on blue paper of jockeys riding galloping racehorses, with two horses running together below.

Sketches of a Jockey

II George Alken, n.d.

Watercolor of four cattle on a grassy hill with trees, a rocky bank, and a distant plain under a cloudy sky.

Deer Park, possibly Kilkenny

Elizabeth Murray, 1843

Watercolor of a river view with waterfront buildings, a bridge, sailboats, and two figures on a grassy bank.

View from Sydney

Elizabeth Murray, 1847

Watercolor of a rocky shore with two walking figures, a cottage with a red roof, and a sailboat on calm water.

Rocky Shore

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Watercolor of a decaying hollow tree with a long limb over a woodland path, autumn leaves and ferns at its base.

Rotting Tree

Elizabeth Murray, 1850

Watercolor of a stone viaduct over a coastal harbor town with a lighthouse and castle ruins on a hill.

Scarborough (recto), and Sketch of House with Mother and Children (verso)

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a small village church with a tall spire, two figures on the grass, and trees around it.

Veeffen

Cornelis Pronck, 1732

Watercolor of cows resting in a meadow beside a lake, with trees and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Cows in Landscape

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman and child before a stone wall and tall round tower, with houses and hills behind.

Woman and Child before Walled Town with Tower

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Watercolor of cattle and a horse cart on a road below rocky hills and a distant mountain under a cloudy sky.

Wicklow Hills

Elizabeth Murray, 1843

Watercolor of a formal garden with a stone staircase, stone lions, tall trees, and two women walking with a parasol.

Garden at Clifton Hall

Elizabeth Murray, July 1845

Sepia drawing of a small wooden bridge over a stream, with windswept trees and hills under a cloudy sky.

Mountain Stream with Small Bridge I

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Pencil sketch of three children in old-fashioned clothing, two girls in wide hats and capes and a boy holding a stick.

Three Little Girls

Elizabeth Murray, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall tumbling between dark rocks and trees, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Mountain Waterfall

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Brown wash landscape of a small wooden bridge over a rushing stream, with misty mountains and pine trees behind.

Mountain Stream with Small Bridge II

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Brown wash landscape of a stone arch bridge over a river, with tall trees, a rowboat, and mountains in the distance.

Stone Bridge in Mountains

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Monochrome drawing of a stream with a rowboat, wooden weir, ruined castle on a hill, and a figure with a pole.

Mountain Stream with Boat

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Drawing of a river with a castle ruin on the left, a rowboat with two figures, and dark trees on the right.

River with Castle Ruin and Boat I

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Brown wash drawing of a ruined castle beside a lake, with a boat, drying nets on poles, and mountains under clouds.

Fishermen Drying Nets before Castle

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Grey wash landscape of a river with a castle ruin on the left, a rowing boat, and dark trees on the right.

River with Castle Ruin and Boat II

Elizabeth Murray, c. 1855

Watercolor of a curving bay with a stone tower on a cliff, purple mountains behind, and a pale sandy shore.

Victoria Castle and the Val of Shanganagh, Dún Laoghaire

Elizabeth Murray, 1843

Watercolor of a castle with round towers and crenellated walls on a hill, with people and a cart on a dirt path.

Scarborough Castle

Elizabeth Murray, 1854

Watercolor portrait of a young boy in a grey jacket leaning on a wooden chair, signed and dated 1852.

Youth Leaning on Chair

Elizabeth Murray, 1852

Pencil and chalk drawing of fishermen and moored sailing boats on a sandy beach beside dunes under a cloudy sky.

Fishermen Drying Nets on Scheveningen Beach

Simon de Vlieger, early 1630s