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Art Institute of Chicago

13,141 works

Monochrome print of a woman covering a seated lyre player's eyes beside rocks and trees, signed Hersent.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Louis Hersent, 1800/30

Engraving of nude Andromeda chained to rock as a winged rider approaches and a sea monster rises from waves.

Andromeda

Jan Saenredam, 1601 (printed 1650s)

Lithograph of two men in an artist's studio, one with a walking stick, beside an open door and plaster busts.

The Men from Rheims

Louis Hersent, 1819

Lithograph of a mounted huntsman in a tricorn hat sounding a horn, with a horse and two hounds beside a tree.

Mounted Huntsman Sounding a Horn

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a winged genius and a woman reading a text sheet beside printing tools and books, with an inscription honoring

The Genius of Lithography, from Alois Senefelder’s L’Art de la lithographie

Nicolas-Henri Jacob, 1819

Pink subscription page with French calligraphic title announcing a collection of horses and riders by Carle Vernet.

Subscription Page, from Horses of Many Countries, second volume

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Monochrome print of a mounted Royal Guard grenadier in bearskin cap holding a sabre on a grey horse.

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Grenadier and Horse, No. 1

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 1

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a Gothic tomb with carved reliefs and pinnacles, set in a forest clearing with trees on the right.

Tomb of Dagobert

Jean Lubin Vauzelle, 1800/50

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Soldier and Horse, No. 2

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph bust portrait of a young girl with ringlet curls and a ruffled white dress, looking forward with a slight smile.

Portrait of a Child

Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant, c. 1816

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 2

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Hand-colored print of an elderly woman seated by a fireplace beside a spinning wheel, with a couple embracing outside through

Le Feu de Motte

Royal Guard, Norman Cavalier, not in Full Dress, and Horse, No. 3

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Sepia lithograph of a duke and a seated woman in a Gothic hall, with armored knights behind a curtain and a banquet table.

Herzog Ludwig I and Ludmilla

Johann Michael Mettenleiter, n.d.

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 3

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of warriors on horseback meeting beneath a large tree, one rider seen from behind with spear and shield.

Arioviste Unterredung mit Caezar

Johann Michael Mettenleiter, 1808

Lithograph of a mounted Royal Guard chasseur in fur shako riding a horse with a town skyline behind.

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Light Infantryman and Horse, No. 4

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 4

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a crowd celebrating before a stone wall, men raising jugs and buckets, soldiers watching from above and the lef

Public Rejoicing

Charles Étienne Pierre Motte, n.d.

Lithograph of a Royal Guard dragoon in plumed helmet riding a prancing grey horse, by Carle Vernet, c. 1818.

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Dragoon and Horse, No. 5, First Limoges Horse

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a mounted hussar officer in a tall shako on a rearing grey horse, with a sketched landscape behind.

Moncey, Ex-colonel of the 3rd Hussar Regiment

Eugène Lami, 1818

Lithograph of a horse's head in ornate bridle and harness, with flowing mane, numbered 5 in the upper right.

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 5, First Limoges Horse

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Pencil-style print of three schoolboys scuffling by a stone wall, with books and hats scattered on the ground.

Schoolboys Fighting

Auguste Bry, n.d.

Lithograph of two nude women kissing in a draped bedroom with a sofa and window, after H. Guérin, c. 1815.

Scene from Voltaire's "La Pucelle d'Orléans"

H. Guérin, c. 1815

Portrait of a Man in Profile

Monogrammist A.B., 1826

Lithograph of a seated man in a cap by a hearth with a dog, candle, and shelves of plates, with French caption below.

Sketch of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (recto); Forest Scene (verso)

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret, n.d.

Etching of a sword duel between two men in armor before ruined stone architecture, with a fallen figure and printed dialogue

Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Lithograph of a street painter on a ladder painting a pear on a shop sign while onlookers gather below.

How Beautiful are the Arts, from Croquis Lithographiques...1823

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1823

Lithograph of a showman with a cane and companions in top hats, beside a workshop of men and stacked albums, 1824.

Come in, Ladies and Gentlemen, Inside you'll see the Famous Lithographantoccini Family...Frontispiece for "Album of 1…

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1824