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Art Institute of Chicago

5,126 works

Red and black chalk drawing of a winged putto with curly hair flying and holding a torch aloft.

Putto with Torch

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Black and red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man looking upward with wild, curling hair on tan paper.

Head of King Lear

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1747-1785

Pen and watercolor drawing of Neptune with trident driving sea horses, tritons, and cupids in a sea scene.

Triumph of Neptune

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani, n.d.

Pencil panoramic sketch of Lancaster town with castle and church tower across a river, by Joseph Farington, 1808.

East North East View of Lancaster

Joseph Farington, 1808

Pen and wash drawing of a dirt road winding past large trees, a fence, and a ruined tower under a cloudy sky.

Dirt Road Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso)

James Robertson, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a weeping female figure leaning on a column beside a sleeping putto on a stone ledge.

Weeping Allegorical Female Figure with Putto

Attributed to or after Richard Earlom, 1770/79

Brown wash drawing of a timber-framed blacksmith's shop on a village street with figures and a large tree at left.

Blacksmith's Shop at Guildford (recto); Sketch of Two Tree Trunks (verso)

George Wallwyn Shepheard, n.d.

Watercolor and ink drawing of a thatched farmhouse with chimneys beside a tall tree, a small figure, and a stream.

Farmhouse (recto); Landscape with Church Tower (verso)

James "Drunken" Roberstson, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of Joseph standing before seated brothers under a palm tree, with sheep grazing on the right.

Joseph Explaining His Dreams to His Brothers

After Nicolas Béatrizet, n.d.

Monochrome print of a seated desert Arab holding a saddled horse, with a spearman and a greyhound beside them.

Arab of the Desert

Mary Trevor, 1819

Pen and ink sketch of a helmeted muscular warrior seated with his chin on his hand, resting on a large shield.

Seated Warrior (recto); Striding Warrior (verso)

Follower of Henry Fuseli, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Christ child with several men gathered in adoration beside a stone column.

Adoration of the Shepherds

possibly after Guido Reni, n.d.

Watercolor of a Gothic cathedral tower behind ivy-covered walls, with a professor, a woman, a child and a dog in the foregrou

Professor, Woman, Child and Dog in Cathedral Close

Joseph Nash, 1860/65

Watercolor of a harbor with beached sailing boats, a horse and cart on sand, a stone pier, and ships in the distance.

Ships in Harbor

Attributed to Henry Barlow Carter, c. 1831

Watercolor of the Temple of Dendur gateway with columns, hieroglyphs, and small figures on the stone platform.

The Temple of Dendour, Nubia (Dendorack, Upper Egypt)

Possibly after David Roberts, 1840/50

Watercolor of three men in a rowboat on rough sea near rocks, with a cliff castle and lighthouse in the background.

Three Men in Rowboat off Rocky Coast

Circle of Henry Barlow Carter, n.d.

Watercolor of a castle on a stormy cliff above breaking waves, with a red-sailed boat and seagulls under dark clouds.

Duanle Castle

Circle of Henry Barlow Carter, n.d.

Watercolor interior of a Gothic hall with a staircase, tall lancet windows, and a fan vaulted ceiling by George Pyne.

Entrance Hall, Christchurch, Oxford

George Pyne, 1869

Watercolor landscape of travelers at a campfire beside a lake, with an overhanging rock, tree, and distant mountains under a

Travelers Cooking at Roadside by Lake

Possibly after John "Warwick" Smith, c. 1790

Watercolor of two small figures on a grassy path beside a rocky cliff and tree, overlooking a calm bay with hills.

Two Figures Looking at Bay

Possibly after John "Warwick" Smith, c. 1790

Watercolor of half-timbered Tudor houses with red tiled roofs and brick chimneys along a dirt road.

Tudor House Fronts

Attributed to John Sell Cotman, late 19th century

Pen and ink sketch of a top-hatted man running to catch a train while a bearded guard holds the carriage door open.

Man Catching Train

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of East End gin shop with barrels labeled Gin and Rum, a girl and women in shawls in the foreground.

London East End: Sketch in an East End Gin Shop

Philipp William May, 1899

Watercolor of two men in period dress with a seated woman in gold, a greyhound, and red drapery in an interior.

Francis I and the Duchess d'Étampes

After Richard Parkes Bonington, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of a seated woman in peasant costume with a dark headscarf and red bodice on an oval sheet.

Sketch of Seated Woman in Peasant Costume

After John Frederick Lewis, n.d.

Watercolor landscape of a river with willow trees, cows, a pointing man in a yellow hat, and distant hills.

Scene at Lutworth

After Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1870/80

Watercolor of a rocky harbor shore with moored boats, bollards, coiled rope, and chalk cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Scarborough Shore

William Roxby Beverley, c. 1860

Watercolor still life of pink bindweed, a moss-covered nest with eggs, hazelnuts, and honeysuckle on a mossy bank.

Convobuli and Nest

Jabez Bligh, c. 1863

Ink sketch of a man in a hat beside a horse, with loose diagonal hatching in black and grey.

Man with Horse

Anders Zorn, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a palace facade behind a formal garden, with a sculpted fountain in the foreground and trees framing the

Palace La Granga, from Castilian Days

Joseph Pennell, 1903