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Art Institute of Chicago

5,126 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a ruined Gothic arch with small figures and a hanging lantern among crumbling buildings.

A Capriccio with a Ruined Gothic Arch

Francesco Guardi, 1770/89

Grey-toned drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees on a grassy bank above a shallow stream with reeds.

Wooded Landscape with Stream

Thomas Gainsborough, 1750-59

Pencil drawing of two draped women and a hidden figure walking through an oval woodland scene, set in a green and gold border

Allegory-Ingenius Love

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1764

Oval grey wash drawing of a ruined Roman arch with columns, a seated statue on the left, and two small figures.

Arch of Constantine with Statue of Nero

Hubert Robert, c. 1770

Black chalk and white highlight sketch on blue paper of two standing soldiers in tricorn hats and uniforms.

Sketch for "Siege of Gibraltar"

John Singleton Copley, 1785-89

Grey wash drawing of a villa with a square tower, arcaded wing, and shrubs in the foreground under a pale sky.

Villa in the Campagna

Jacques-Louis David, 1775-80

Black chalk drawing of a reclining nude man with a cloth wrapped around his body, on pink paper.

Study of a Nude Man

Abraham Bloemaert, 1645-51

Pen and brown wash drawing of a farmer in a hat feeding a horse in harness beside a wooden fence and wagon shaft.

A Farmer Feeding his Pony in Geneva (recto); Seated Friar (verso)

Edwin Landseer, 1840 (recto); c. 1840 (verso)

Study sheet of swallows in ink and pencil, showing birds in flight in many poses, some diving and some skimming low.

The Swallows

Félix Bracquemond, c. 1881

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin and Child at left and kneeling kings before a crowd.

The Adoration of the Magi

Giulio Benso, n.d.

Drawing of a nude woman raising her arm among fallen soldiers, with a dark cloaked figure and charging horsemen above.

Allegory of War

Clément-Auguste Andrieux, 1860

Ink and wash drawing of Death with a scythe embracing a woman above a battlefield of fallen soldiers.

Allegory of Death

Clément-Auguste Andrieux, c. 1860

Red chalk drawing of robed figures pointing toward a landscape beside classical columns, with distant trees and figures.

The Miracle of the Ticino River

Camillo Procaccini, 1610/1619

Brown ink and wash sketch of a horseback rider, a dog, walking figures, trees, a dock and a boat in a park.

Figures Walking and on Horseback in a Park

French School, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of dense trees and foliage with two small children beneath the branches, by Fragonard, 1760.

Arbor with Two Children (Le Nid d'Armour)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1760

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing draped female figure with curled hair and classical folds of cloth on tan paper.

Standing Draped Female Figure

Attributed to Girolamo Sellari, called Girolamo da Carpi, c. 1550

Pen and ink drawing of the seated Virgin and Child with kneeling saints and a standing young figure with a staff.

Seated Virgin and Child with Bishop Saint and Monastic Saint, and Saint John the Baptist

After Bernardino Campi, n.d.

Blue wash drawing of Perseus on a winged horse Pegasus, holding a sword and Medusa's head.

Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa, with Pegasus in the Background

After Paolo Farinati, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat with hands in pockets, shaded background, on pale paper.

Study for Portrait of Thomas Way

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Pen and watercolor landscape of a large tree over a path, with buildings and a tower on a hill in the distance.

Tivoli, Showing Rome in the Distance

Francis Towne, c. 1781

Ink and watercolor sketch of a standing woman with hands on hips beside a kneeling woman resting her head against her.

Two Women

Constantin Guys, c. 1840

Ink and watercolor drawing of a standing woman in a dark voluminous skirt and off-shoulder ruffled bodice, with curled hair.

Standing Woman

Constantin Guys, c. 1870-1875

Brown ink and wash sketch of a man's head with wavy hair and downcast eyes, mounted on a card with handwritten labels.

Head of a Man

called Palma il Giovane Jacopo Negretti, 1600/11

Three watercolor design studies of brick and terra cotta cornice details with stepped patterns and moldings on cream paper.

Cornice Studies, Chicago, Illinois, Design Drawing

Drake + Wight, c. 1873-1876

Grey wash watercolor of a man in a rowboat holding a fishing rod and landing net over calm, reflective water.

Netting the Fish

Winslow Homer, 1889

Chalk study of a bearded man gazing upward on tan paper, with white highlights on the forehead and cheeks.

Head of Saint Stephen: Study for the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

Jacopo Cavedone, 1627/30

Drawing of a tree-lined park alley with a circular fountain on the right and an arched opening in the distance.

View of the Park at Arcueil

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1744

Red and black chalk drawing of a nude woman fleeing right with outstretched arms and flowing hair, with faint secondary sketc

A Nude Female Figure Fleeing to the Right with Arms Outstretched, with Sketch of a Bust of Secondary Figure (recto);…

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1600 (recto); 1598/99 (verso)

Sepia drawing of a woman collapsing as another reaches for a sword held by a young man beside a classical colonnade and statu

Phaedre, Having Declared Her Passion, Attempts to Kill Herself with the Sword of Hippolytus

Anne-Louis Girodet, c. 1801

Watercolor interior view of St. Peter's Basilica showing the vaulted nave, marble columns, and small figures on the floor.

Interior View of the Church of St. Peter's in the Vatican

Francesco Panini, c. 1770