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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Pencil drawing of a Gothic church tower over old rooftops, with a stone bridge over a river and two fishermen in the foregrou

Dole, France

David Roberts, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted upward, with wavy hair and draped shoulders, on blue-grey paper.

Female Head

C. Robinson, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a seated woman reading at a table while a man with a tankard and a woman with bread look on.

Woman Reading at Table While Man and Woman Listen In

the Elder Egbert van Heemskerk, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of three draped veiled women in procession, each holding a staff or cross.

Procession of Three Draped Women Holding Crosses or Sceptres

Attributed to George Romney, 1754/1802

Pen and ink drawing of a young man carrying a large jar beside a stone ledge with a sculpture in a niche.

Man Holding Jar

David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, 1785

Half-Length Profile Portrait of a Woman Facing Left

George Romney, n.d.

Two charcoal studies of draped standing female figures, one crowned, modeled after medieval sculpture.

Two Studies of Medieval Sculpture

Attributed to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1859

Charcoal academic study of a nude man raising one arm while resting his other hand on a stone platform.

Academic Male Nude Leaning on Platform

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a leafy tree with a twisting trunk and spreading branches above low undergrowth.

Tree

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Pencil sketch of a tree trunk with shaded bark and a thin branch extending to the upper right on pale paper.

Sketch of Tree Trunk

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree with spreading branches and foliage over low undergrowth, on aged paper.

Merron

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, 1877

Pencil sketch of bare trees along a forest path, with a small figure seated at the base of a large trunk.

Man Sitting Under Trees

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Pencil sketch of a tall pale-barked tree with spreading branches and sparse leaves on aged paper.

Regent Park Near the Canal

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Brown wash drawing of a stone monument with a bust, oval relief portraits, a palm tree, cypresses, and an inkwell with quill.

Monument with Palm Tree and Mementos

the Elder Robert Smirke, n.d.

Pen and sepia drawing of a seated winged cupid with arms crossed, framed in an oval of hatched lines on cream paper.

Seated Cupid

Samuel Shelley, 1776/1808

Pencil drawing of pine trees on a rocky, grassy hill under an open sky, on a yellowed card.

Trees on Rocky Hill

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Ink drawing of a woman in a snowy shawl warming her hands at a fire beneath holly and icy branches with a bird.

Winter

Linley Sambourne, 1891

Pencil drawing of two women in headscarves, one pouring water from a ewer over the other's hands held above a basin.

Washing of Hands

Frank Stone, n.d.

Pencil sketch of four young women, one standing and three seated, with a dog lying in the foreground.

Four Young Women

Frank Stone, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of an angel restraining a bearded man above a figure on an altar, with a landscape behind.

Sacrifice of Abraham

Attributed to Jan Andrea Lievens, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Moses with stone tablets, surrounded by angels and cherubs in clouds beneath a dove.

Moses and the Tables of Law

James Thornhill, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a draped standing woman figure on a pedestal, study for a statue, with red chalk accents.

Project for a Statue: Woman Holding Book with Right Hand

John Michael Rysbrack, 1700s

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures beside a ship's mast, with a banner reading Securitas Publica overhead.

Securitas Publica

James Thornhill, 1718/25

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man with a globe, a seated woman, a child and a dog before classical columns and trees.

Portrait of a Geographer, Wife, and Child

James Thornhill, n.d.

Brown ink and wash sketch of classical figures and winged attendants ascending through clouds in a deification scene.

Deifying of Horofilia

James Thornhill, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man in a curled wig turning toward the viewer, with a wine glass on a table.

Sir J. Thorndale

James Thornhill, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated man in a wig holding a wine glass, beside an upholstered chair and curtain.

Edmond Nicholas

James Thornhill, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a tree-lined road on a hill with small walking figures and a distant city with church spires.

View of City from Road on Hill

Jan Looten, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated man in a curled wig holding a wine glass, with a monogram at lower left.

Grinling Gibbons

James Thornhill, n.d.

Red chalk drawing in an oval of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace, lace collar and draped cloak.

Portrait of a Woman

Possibly after Gabriel Metsu, n.d.