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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Engraved print of a seated classical statue of George Washington holding a stylus and inscribed tablet on a pedestal.

George Washington, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Angelo Bertini, 1817

Woodblock print of a bullfinch on a branch with pink camellia flowers and dark green leaves against a pale background.

Bullfinch on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 1830s

Oval engraving of a woman in a white headscarf surrounded by helmeted men grasping at her, titled La Coalition, 1795.

The Coalition (La Coalition)

Esprit-Antoine Gibelin, 1795

Pen sketch of two women carrying buckets on yoke poles beside the sea, with a woman holding a child at left under pine branch

Gathering Salt Water at the Beach

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, n.d.

Etched cover of Japonisme showing a heron, frog, dragon vase and scrolls with Japanese characters.

Cover to Japonisme

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1883

Pencil drawing of an ornate carved stone well-head with arches, twisted columns and foliage reliefs on paving stones.

A Byzantine Well-head

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton, 1852

A Young Woman Holding a Cushion

Monogrammist VCP, 1643

Watercolor night scene of a reddish moon with a glowing yellow crescent edge against dark blue sky.

Study of the Crescent Moon in "The Ship"

William Holman Hunt, c. 1875

Etching of a Venetian waterfront with a moored sailing boat, rowing boats on the lagoon, and old buildings with domes.

Zattere

Otto H. Bacher, 1880

Etching of a dune path with a figure in a long coat, a shoreline with small figures, and a sailboat under a hatched sky.

Lido

Otto H. Bacher, 1880

Etching of Venice harbor with a domed church, a sailing ship and a steamship moored on calm water.

Two Boats, Venice

Otto H. Bacher, 1880

Etching of three tall-masted sailing ships moored in a harbor, with a small figure standing on the quay in the foreground.

Vessels

Otto H. Bacher, 1880

Etching of Venice's Grand Canal with a domed church, gondolas, sailboats and palazzo buildings under hazy light.

Entrance to Canal Grande

Otto H. Bacher, 1880

Etching of the Canal Grande in Venice with gondolas, tall mooring poles, a palazzo, and sailing ships on the water.

Canal Grande, Venice

Otto H. Bacher, 1888

Small etching of a domed church across a lagoon with a sailboat in the foreground, on a cream mat with handwritten note.

Salute (Small Plate)

Frank Duveneck, 1880

Etching of figures on a wooden footbridge over a canal, with wicker fish traps, sailboats, and rooftops in the background.

San Pietro in Castello (Small Plate)

Frank Duveneck, 1883

Etching of the Grand Canal in Venice with palazzo facades, gondolas on the water and a gondolier in the foreground.

Grand Canal, Venice

Frank Duveneck, 1883

Etching of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence with arches over a river, boats below, and figures on a stone embankment in the fore

Ponte Vecchio, Florence (First Plate)

Frank Duveneck, 1884

Etching of a Venetian canal with a gondola, an arched bridge, stone steps, and figures near a wrought iron gate.

The Bridge of Sighs (Second Plate)

Frank Duveneck, 1885

Etching of a woman walking past wooden shanties toward a hazy skyline of factories and smokestacks across the water.

Shanties and Factories

John Henry Twachtman, 1879-80, printed 1921

Etching of a harbor with moored barges in the foreground, sailboats in the distance, and buildings along the far shore.

Harbor with Barges

John Henry Twachtman, 1879-70

Etching of a shrub-covered hillside with small trees and sparse grass under a pale sky, mounted on cream paper.

Autumn Landscape

John Henry Twachtman, 1879-80, printed 1921

Etching of a rowboat on a creek bank with trees and clouds in the background, rendered in loose hatched lines.

Mill Creek, Cincinnati

John Henry Twachtman, 1879-80

Etching of a snowy landscape with a winding stream, a thatched cottage, bare trees and two small figures on a path.

Snow Landscape

John Henry Twachtman, 1879-83

Etching of four moored boats, including two masted sailboats, reflected in calm water beside a flat shoreline.

Four Boats

John Henry Twachtman, 1881/85

Etching of a Dutch waterway with reeds, sailboats, a windmill and a town skyline under a cloudy sky.

Holland Dykes

John Henry Twachtman, 1885/88

Etching of a windmill beside a waterway on flat land with clouds, reeds and shrubs in the foreground.

Mill in Holland

John Henry Twachtman, 1884/89

Pen and ink harbor scene with wooden pier, pilings, ship masts and rigging beside a small wooden building.

The Old Toll House at Bridgeport (Large Plate)

John Henry Twachtman, 1888

Etching of a moored sailing boat at a coal dock, with calm water and distant ships and buildings under a pale sky.

Coal Dock, Bridgeport

John Henry Twachtman, 1888-89

Etching of a yacht dock with a wooden pier, mooring posts, rowboats and tall-masted sailing yachts in a calm harbor.

Yacht Dock

John Henry Twachtman, c. 1889, printed 1921