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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Red chalk drawing of a man in a broad hat leaning on a staff, beside a fainter second sketch of the same figure.

Two Sketches of Standing Man Leaning on Staff

Possibly Jan Steen, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a young boy with lowered head turned sideways, shown half-length on cream paper.

Boy Turning Sideways, Half-Length

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Brown wash sketch of a seated boy in a ruffled jacket, looking sideways while resting on a wooden stool.

Seated Boy, Looking Sideways

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Brown watercolor drawing of a seated king gesturing to a woman in a white robe beside a basket, with onlookers in a columned

Scene from 'A Winter's Tale'

Charles Robert Leslie, n.d.

Sepia wash sketch of a woman in a pale garment bending beside a dark stove in a shadowed interior.

Woman Near Stove

James Ward, 1819

Pencil study of three hands in different poses, one holding paper and one gripping a pen, on grey paper.

Study of Hands

Charles Lucy, c. 1858

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a hand gripping a rolled paper scroll against a dark shaded background.

Hand Holding Roll of Papers

Charles Lucy, n.d.

Pencil sketch of an arched door under an ornate carved pediment, with a sleeping figure on steps at lower left.

In the Town Hall

Attributed to Daniel Maclise, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a man in a bowler hat performing a three card trick over an open umbrella.

Three Card Trick, Epsom

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a slouching man in a top hat and long overcoat, with handwritten dialect caption above.

The Modern Troubadour

Philipp William May, n.d.

The Man in the Street

Philipp William May, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a sailor in a short jacket gripping the arm of a gentleman in a curled wig and long coat.

Sailor and Gentleman

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a mustached man in a flat hat playing guitar, with the handwritten caption 'the modern troubadour'.

Drunken Man

Philipp William May, n.d.

British Seaman on Shoreleave

Philipp William May, n.d.

Shawled London Character

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pencil sheet of caricature sketches of men in top hats and frock coats, a stout man, a woman in a hat, and heads.

Caricatures of Gentlemen

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet washing clothes at a wooden tub, with a kneeling figure beside her and a lattice trellis

Woman Washing Clothes

George Morland, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted warrior seated on rocks, leaning on a spear in a shadowy cave setting.

Helmeted Warrior

John Hamilton Mortimer, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two men, one curly-haired and smiling, pointing at a lottery slip, with a caption below.

Joy with Tranquility

George Woodward, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two bearded male faces with curly hair and hands holding a small object, titled Veneration.

Veneration

George Woodward, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a turbaned soldier with spear and shield kneeling by a stone wall, attributed to James Durno.

A Turkish Soldier

Attributed to James Durno, n.d.

Anger

George Woodward, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a screaming man with wild hair beside a faint skull-like ghost face on pale paper.

Terror or Fright

George Woodward, n.d.

Pen and brown wash architectural drawing of a domed lantern with cross finial, cut away to show interior structure.

Lantern of Cupola, St. Peter's, Rome

Christopher Wren, n.d.

Pen and brown wash study of a bearded man with a staff, a young woman, a kneeling figure, and angels and cherubs in clouds ab

Original Studies for Shakespeare's Tempest

John Massey Wright, 1824/29

Half-Length Portrait of George Michael Moser

Attributed to George Dance, II, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing young woman in a long skirt, head turned to the left, on tan paper.

Girl

Attributed to William Mulready, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a large twisting tree with two men with a walking stick at left and misty trees behind.

Landscape with Two Male Figures

After Gilbert Stuart Newton, n.d.

Chalk drawing of a young woman in a wrapped turban, with red chalk accents on her cheeks and lips, on cream paper.

Portrait Bust of Young Woman in Turban

Attributed to David Allan, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a standing boy in a cap and jacket, one hand raised to his head, holding a stick, on a tan ground.

Standing Boy

Attributed to John Downman, c. 1794