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Art Institute of Chicago

3,361 works

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

Grey wash drawing of two women in white dresses and bonnets beside a bench and parasol in a shaded garden.

Two Women in a Garden

Attributed to Richard Corbould, 1795/97

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.

Pencil sketch of a seated man at an ornate writing desk, with small studies of two figures at a table in the upper right.

Man at Writing Desk

Style of George Cruikshank, n.d.

Oval chalk portrait of a man in a powdered wig and grey coat, with a red accent at the shoulder, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1770

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

Pen and watercolor drawing of girls in bonnets walking down a country lane past a fence and cottage.

Girls Going Down a Lane

Attributed to Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a woman riding a donkey led by another woman with an infant, with resting men and ruins nearby.

Travelers Resting for Nourishment

possibly Michelangelo Cerquozzi, n.d.

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.

Brown ink drawing of two girls in frilled dresses having tea at a small garden table, with a house and trees behind.

Tea Party for Two Outside

Attributed to Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Design drawing of a tall pale vase with gilded scrolls, blue panels and set gemstones on handles, neck and foot.

Monumental Jewelled Vase

Giuseppe Grisoni, n.d.

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.

Brown ink vignette of two girls in bonnets and long dresses holding hands, framed by an oval vine border.

Vignette of Two Girls (recto); Athena (verso)

Attributed to Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two men working at a machine in a workshop, with a handwritten note about holding a plate with coarse cloth.

Two Men Working at a Machine

William Henry Pyne, 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.

Reddish-brown line drawing of a girl in a bonnet and period dress seated on a chair, holding a teacup.

Seated Girl Holding Tea Cup

Attributed to Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Watercolor portrait of a seated man in a blue jacket holding a newspaper, with red drapery and bookshelves behind him.

Portrait of Seated Man with Newspaper

Attributed to Adolphus H. A. Wing, c. 1846

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

Brown ink drawing of a small boy in overalls and bonnet holding hands with a woman in a long dress and bonnet.

Little Boy and Girl

Attributed to Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Watercolor of a smiling man holding a lantern in a doorway, with an elderly woman peering from the dark room behind him.

Man with Lantern in Doorway

After Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

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

Brown ink sketch of a girl in a bonnet and long dress carrying a basket through a grassy landscape with flowers.

Girl with Basket

Attributed to Kate Greenaway, n.d.

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a man's head and shoulders seen from behind, head bowed, with white highlights.

Head and Shoulders of a Man seen from the Back

Attributed to Oliver Isaac, the elder, n.d.

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

Watercolor of a sleeping woman in a pale dress and rose crown, seated in an armchair beside a mirror.

Woman in Evening Dress Asleep in Armchair

Attributed to Alfred Edward Chalon, c. 1840

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

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.

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 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.

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