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Art Institute of Chicago

13,151 works

Lithograph of seven ancient coins with figures, horses, an owl, a bull head and an eagle, with Greek inscriptions.

Sheet of Seven Antique Medals

Eugène Delacroix, 1825

Etching of two dandies in black evening dress with top hat and canes standing before a street with lamps.

The Two Dandies

Jean-Louis Forain, 1876

Etching of a woman in a pale gown on a stage edge, with men in top hats watching from the left side.

The Departure of the star

Jean-Louis Forain, November 1876

Etching of a café interior with men in top hats seated at a table and a standing woman beside them.

The Café of the New Athens

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1876

To Bullier's

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1876

Etching of a nude woman with braided hair, striped stockings and an umbrella standing on a wet street.

Rejected Frontispiece for Marthe

Jean-Louis Forain, 1879

Etching of a smiling woman with curled hair holding a bottle and glass, with pale round shapes behind her head.

Frontispiece for Marthe

Jean-Louis Forain, 1879

Etching of a standing woman in a fur hat and long buttoned dress holding a fan beside a doorway.

Frontispiece from Croquis Parisiens

Jean-Louis Forain, 1880

Etching of a smiling woman in a feathered hat, fur trim and long gloves, holding a parasol beside a shop sign.

The Walker

Jean-Louis Forain, 1880

Etching of a woman in a dark dress knotting a cravat for a man in a cap and patterned shirt, interior setting.

Knotting the Cravat

Jean-Louis Forain, 1880

Etching of two women, one with long hair and bare shoulder, the other in a feathered hat holding a folded fan.

The White Slave Trade

Jean-Louis Forain, 1886, printed 1909

Etching of a hunched man in a dark cloak passing a crowd in a courthouse corridor with tall columns.

In the Corridors of the Court House

Jean-Louis Forain, December 1908

Etching of a seated fisherman with a long pole beside a calm river, framed by tall trees and their reflections in the water.

Pole Fisherman

Alphonse Legros, 1878

Sketch of a nude woman standing with a cloth, drawn in soft pink and grey crayon on a pale blue and ochre ground.

Standing Female Bather

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1896

Lithograph of a man in a cap seen from behind and a woman in a long dress raising a cup in a dim interior.

At the Théâtre-Libre: Antoine in L'Inquiétude

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893, published 1894

Lithograph of a bearded man in a bowler hat working with a tool on a wooden plate at a workbench by a window.

The Master Engraver, Adolphe Albert

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1898

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe and white ruff collar, with a coat of arms at upper right.

Portrait of Jean Besly, Historian

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched half-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and embroidered doublet, gazing toward the viewer.

Portrait of Th. Agrippa d'Aubigné

Charles Meryon, 1861-62

Etched bust portrait of a man with tousled hair, mustache and cravat, printed small on a wide cream sheet.

Portrait of Benjamin Fillon, Writer and Historian

Charles Meryon, 1862

Etching of a stylized cross-like figure with outstretched arms, surrounded by handwritten French text and the date MDCCCLXVI.

Lunar Law, No. 2

Charles Meryon, 1866

Etched frame design with a blank center, surrounded by books, scrolls, pens, and a cat resting before an open law book.

Design for a Frame for the Portrait of Armand Guéraud

Charles Meryon, 1862

Small etching of a seated figure at a basin in a niche, framed by a circular border of letters with a rebus caption below.

Rebus: Here Lies the Ancient Vendetta

Charles Meryon, 1862

Title page of Meryon's portfolio of etching copies, with ornamental script, blue capitals and a handwritten dedication.

Portfolio

Charles Meryon, May 10, 1890

Small etched print of a rider on a rearing horse with a balloon-shaped headdress, above French verse text.

Little Prince Dito

Charles Meryon, 1864

Etched dedication plate with ornate script verses addressed to Eugène Bléry, signed by Charles Meryon, on a pale sheet.

Verses Dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No. 2

Charles Meryon, 1854

Small printed sheet with a handwritten-style verse dedicated to Eugène Bléry in ornate script within a decorative border.

Verses Dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No. 1

Charles Meryon, 1854

Etching of a columned classical building beside a busy Paris square with an obelisk, carriages, and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Admiralty, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1866

Color print of a young woman with a ribbon in her hair, wearing a blue wrap and orange dress with a rose, against a dark back

Bust of a Woman

Louis-Marin Bonnet, c. 1771

Pencil sketch of a tall old building with steep roof, dormer windows and a chimney, drawn on pale paper.

Rue des Toiles, Bourges

Charles Meryon, 1853

Engraving of Cupid atop a flaming pedestal drawn by horses, with women walking in the foreground and a crowd behind.

The Triumph of Love

Attributed to Francesco Rosselli, 1470/90