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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling woman reaching toward a fire while two winged figures descend from clouds above.

Althaea

Henry Pierce Bone, 1821/22

Engraving of a cluttered kitchen with an old woman cooking, an old man playing a pipe, a child, and a cat.

The Pancake Woman

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Etching of a bearded man and a boy violinist under an arch, with onlookers and a tree in the background.

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Pen and graphite sketch of a stone street with steps, an arched passage, and a ruined Gothic church spire behind.

Dunfermline

William Leighton Leitch, March 2, 1847

Etching of two men and a woman drinking at a tavern table, one holding a glass and another a jug.

The Topers

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in drapery looking up and a seated bearded man with his head bowed in distress.

Man and Woman in Attitudes of Distress

Henry Tresham or after, n.d.

Etching of a woman with a swaddled child riding a donkey, led by a man, with cattle, sheep and horses in a landscape.

A Mother an Swathed Child Riding a Donkey, plate 4 from Four Landscapes

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Etching of a rider and a woman crossing a ford with cattle and a goat, a ruined tower on a cliff behind them.

The Ford, plate 1 from Four Landscapes

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Etching of a shepherdess riding a donkey past cattle, a dog and a man with a staff, under a large tree with hills behind.

Shepherdess Riding on a Donkey, plate 2 from Four Landscapes

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1649-58

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated female figure in classical drapery holding a scroll, with architectural sketch lines.

Fortitude: Unexecuted Design for the Monument to the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, c. 1733

Engraved oval portrait of Pope Alexander VII in skullcap and clerical robes, with cherubs and a Latin inscription below.

Pope Alexander the Seventh

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1655-58

Monochrome print of a bearded older man's head emerging from a dark background, with soft, hazy modeling of face and beard.

Portrait of Auguste Rodin

Eugène Carrière, 1897

Engraved portrait of a bearded clergyman in a biretta and cassock, seated beside a crucifix and open book.

Philip Roveen

Cornelis Visscher, c. 1650

Pen and wash drawing of a man with curled hair, mustache, lace collar and draped cloak, turning toward the viewer.

Anthony van Dyck

After Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and ruff holding a baton, with a city view behind him.

Francisco Valdes, Spanish commander, plate 1 from Quatuor Personae

Cornelis Visscher, 1649

White chalk sketch on blue paper of two men lifting a boulder over a prostrate man near a column.

Two Men Holding Boulder over Prostrate Man with Manacles

Possibly after Victor Honoré Janssens, n.d.

Lithograph of a French grenadier with a musket beside a wounded soldier being bandaged on a battlefield.

The French Soldier

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1818/19

Bust of Woman in Profile to Left

Godfrey Kneller

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in a draped gown with a mastiff lying at her feet beside a stone ledge.

Portrait of Court Lady with Mastiff

Godfrey Kneller or possibly after, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monstrance carried by kneeling angels on clouds, with cherubs hovering around it.

Monstrance Borne by Angels

Probably by Giacinto Calandrucci, n.d.

Lithograph of a standing figure in a buttoned uniform, kepi cap, and baggy trousers, with a sash at the waist.

Portrait of Auguste Raffet

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1857

Brown wash drawing of nymphs gathered under a large tree by a stream, with a reclining nude in the foreground and mountains b

Nymphs in a Wooded Grove

Juan Cristobal, n.d.

Grey lithograph of a youth drawing at a board while a laurel-crowned figure on clouds offers a wreath; a sleeping cherub lies

The Vigilant One

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, 1816

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with several male nude figure studies, a small animal, and ornamental designs.

Sketches of Male Nudes, Animals, and Ornamental Details

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Lithograph of a reclining nude man with cherubs holding a palette, laurel wreath and lyre beside a tree trunk.

Idler

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, 1816

The Duchess d'Angoulème, Madame la Dauphine

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1824

Pen and brown wash drawing of three monks, one kneeling in front and two standing behind with raised hands.

Three Startled Monks, One Kneeling, Two Standing

After Luca Giordano, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of two men in 18th-century coats conversing, one seen from behind in a tricorn hat.

Two Gentlemen Conversing

Style of or after Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Graphite sketch of a seated bearded man with curly hair and clasped hands, dated 1863.

Portrait of Charles Meryon

Henri Monnier, 1863

Red chalk drawing of a draped standing figure holding an oar beside architectural panels.

Allegory of Sea Trade

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 18th century