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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Graphite study of a draped standing woman in classical dress, after an antique statue, with pleated tunic and mantle.

Study after Antique Statue of Draped Standing Woman

John Downman, 1774

Pencil drawing of a draped standing woman and a curly-haired boy, after ancient sculpture, on pale paper.

Study after ancient sculpture of Standing Woman and Boy

John Downman, 1774

Pencil sketch of a woman in a long gown and veil holding hands with a child in a plumed hat.

Lady and Child

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Drawing of the Holy Family resting under a tree, with an angel offering food, a man picking fruit, and a child eating.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, known as The Madonna della Pappa

Possibly Abraham Delfos, 1700s

Pen drawing of a nude female figure seen from behind beside draped cloth, a study after a classical statue.

Study after Statue of the Capitoline Venus

John Downman, 1774

Pen and wash drawing of a seated nude youth with one arm raised, copied after a classical statue, with Greek inscriptions.

Study after the statue of a Boy Playing with a Theater Mask

John Downman, 1775

Pen and brown ink study of a reclining hunter with spear and dog, copied after an ancient relief.

Study of an Ancient Bas-Relief of Sleeping Hunter and Dog

John Downman, 1775

Graphite study of a draped female figure seen from behind, after a Roman statue, on pale paper.

Study after Roman sculpture

John Downman, 1774

Graphite study on grey paper of a standing draped female figure in classical pose, one arm raised holding an object.

Study after Ancient Statue of Standing Female Figure

John Downman, c. 1775

Pen and wash drawing of a seated nude youth with head bowed, arms around his knee, resting on a rock, after a Roman statue.

Study after the Spinario

John Downman, 1774

Pen and brown wash drawing of four putti warming their hands over a brazier beneath a bare tree.

Allegory of Winter

Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Pencil study of a seated young woman with braided hair and draped garment, drawn after a Roman statue, dated 1774.

Study after Roman Statue of Seated Girl

John Downman, 1774

Study after a bust of Hercules

John Downman, c. 1774

Graphite and chalk sketch of wooden stockade posts on a shoreline with a boat and calm sea under a pale sky.

Stockade Near Shore

John Varley, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman holding a reaching infant, with a bearded man leaning over a stone block at left.

The Holy Family

Willem Doudijns, n.d.

Chalk drawing with white highlights of a seated long-haired figure with a staff beside a lamb on tinted paper.

Saint John the Baptist or Christ the Good Shepherd

Guy François, 1570/90

Pencil sketch of a seated woman seen from behind in an ornate chair, with framed pictures on the wall behind her.

Lady Writing (Back View)

William Makepeace Thackeray, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a curly-haired putto's head tilted upward, with a partial staff visible at the left edge.

Putto Holding Staff

After Guido Reni, n.d.

Profile of Old Woman in Cap

Pieter Gaal, n.d.

Pencil and chalk drawing of tall trees with dense foliage beside a winding road on blue-grey paper.

Road Past Trees

Pieter Gaal, n.d

Brown wash drawing of a seated bearded figure by a river watching an older man lift an infant from the water.

Mythological Birth of a God or Demi-God from a River

Jan Goeree, n.d.

Pen drawing of a draped woman holding a tray with a bird in an arched niche, after Hendrick Goltzius.

Gluttony

After Hendrick Goltzius, after 1593

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a female figure in flowing drapery above a blank diamond-shaped panel.

Design with Female Figure in Flowing Drapery

Possibly Hendrick Goltzius, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of three nude women representing the Fates, one spinning thread, one cutting it with shears, one s

The Three Fates

Circle of Abraham Bloemaert, 1590/1600

Pen and ink drawing of a nude youth with a bow and quiver of arrows, standing with drapery behind him on grey paper.

Apollo

After Jan Harmensz Muller, c. 1600-1620

Grey wash drawing of two whaling ships, small boats with sailors, and a whale spouting on a calm sea.

Whaling Ships and Small Boats with Whale

Cornelis Ouboter van der Grient, 1769

Graphite and chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, turned three-quarters, on gray paper.

Portrait Bust of a Man

Possibly after Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1780

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man with swept-back hair and a high collar, turned toward the viewer on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Johannes Cornelis Haccou, 1835

Brown ink and wash sketch of an entombment scene with haloed figures around a body in a cloth, dark rocky setting, ship at up

Entombment

Attributed to Samuel William Reynolds, the elder, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of four peasant men in hats gathered at a table, two smiling over a bowl, in a tavern-like interior.

Four Peasants at Table

After Adriaen Brouwer, n.d.