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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a red coat and white cravat, set in a gold pendant with braided hair.

Portrait of an Officer

Attributed to Richard Crosse, c. 1765

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair, white cravat and brown coat against a pale blue background, in a gold fr

Portrait of General William Loftus, M. P.

Andrew Plimer, c. 1790

Painted manuscript page of fishermen in boats hauling nets among fish and crocodiles on a river, with a woman in red on the b

The Demon Sambar Throws the Infant Pradyumna into the River, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript

Unknown artist, c. 1775

Oval miniature portrait of a grey-haired man in a brown coat and white cravat against a blue sky, in a metal frame.

Portrait of Benjamin Hopkinson

Unknown artist, c. 1703 (?)

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey curly hair in a blue coat and white cravat against a light blue background.

Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue Coat

Sebastien Gratise, Late 18th century

Miniature painting of a red and white palace with flying warriors on clouds, weapons and flames scattered over a green field.

Pradyumna Enters the Palace of the Demon Sambar and Challenges him to Battle, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana…

Unknown artist, c. 1775

Miniature painting of two women in a wooded landscape by a stream, in an ornate gilt rococo frame.

Figures in a Landscape

Jacques Clauce, c. 1750

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair in a blue dress and lace collar, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Anna Claypoole Peale, 1818

Painted manuscript page of a palace with domed pavilions, Krishna and Rukmini figures, and rowed boats on water below.

Rukmini Seeks Krishna's Permission to Visit her Brother Rukma, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript

Unknown artist, c. 1775

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a gray wig, red coat and lace cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of William Hall Gage, 2nd Viscount Gage of Castle Island

Samuel Cotes, 1770

Miniature portrait of a woman in a blue dress with pink flowers in her hair, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Portrait of Countess Grafin von Furstenberg

Attributed to Rosalba Carriera, c. 1740

Painted procession of a mounted ruler on a white horse with attendants, a cheetah, and a falcon on a green field.

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a pale blue background.

Portrait of Mr. Booth

Attributed to John Barry, c. 1810

Portrait of an Officer

Attributed to Henry Kirchhoffer, c. 1810

Ink and watercolor drawing of a domed pavilion with terraces and a stylized plant beneath swirling clouds.

Dhanasri Ragini

Unknown artist, 18th century

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly light hair, blue eyes, brown coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, c. 1810/20

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair, wearing a dark blue coat and black bow tie.

Portrait of a Young Man

Nathaniel Plimer, c. 1810

Tibetan thangka of Amitayus Buddha at center, surrounded by rows of one hundred smaller seated Buddhas against blue sky.

Amitayus Buddha Surrounded by One Hundred Buddhas

Unknown artist, 18th-19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white headwrap and red sash, in a blue enamel frame with a bow.

Portrait of Charlotte Buller

Attributed to Nathaniel Plimer, c. 1828

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with long curled hair in blue armor and white lace collar, in a silver frame.

Portrait of Louis XIV in armor

Attributed to Pierre Bordier, 1670-80

Mughal-style painting of a royal procession with an elephant, horsemen, musicians and courtiers passing a red gateway.

A Procession Scene with Musicians, from a copy of the Padshanama

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar, and studded armor, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Man in Armor

D.M., 1663

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling woman with pale blue powdered hair and white lace bodice, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Catherine Dormer

Horace Hone, c. 1782

Portrait of a Beauty

Unknown artist, 17th century

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly golden hair, blue dress, pearl necklace, and a pink flower in her hair.

Portrait of Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart

the Younger John Hoskins, 1686/1700

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair, wearing a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Wood, Late 18th century

Miniature battle scene from a Persian Shahnama manuscript showing mounted warriors, horses, and tents on a gold ground.

Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with short curled hair in a white dress against a soft blue-green background.

Portrait of a Lady

John Thomas Barber Beaumont, 1800/41

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with a flower-covered headdress, pearls, and blue dress against teal background.

Portrait of Miss Eleanor Falkingham

Richard Cosway, 1764

Miniature painting of seated men in a palace courtyard with musicians, a tree, and an upper balcony, framed by a gold border.

Courtyard of a Palace

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century