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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Brown ink drawing of a seated pope blessing two veiled women, with a crowd and a fortress tower behind.

Pope Blessing Two Women in the Presence of Satyr and Assembled Women with Castel Sant Angelo in the Background

After Federico Zuccaro, n.d.

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of two nude child figures, one holding a raised torch, standing together.

Pagan Child Couple

Circle of Domenico Beccafumi, called Il Mecarino, c. 1546

Ink caricature of a curly-haired man gesturing at his nose beside a glowing bottle labeled LB, with a handwritten caption.

And What has Brought [sic] Him to This?-The Bottle!!

Frederick Barnard, 1875

Brown ink sketch of a young boy in a loose cloak playing a small wind instrument, leaning on a ledge.

Child with Musical Instrument

Attributed to Thomas Barker, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of two schoolboys, one seated writing and one leaning over a table beside him.

Two School Boys

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Brown wash sketch of a young woman with curly hair holding a baby on her shoulder, on cream paper.

Young Woman Holding Baby

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Pen and grey wash drawing of classical figures in several scenes, including a woman riding a bull and running women.

Antique Mosaic in the Barberini Palace

Attributed to James Barry, n.d.

Pen drawing of three classical figures: a seated woman, a standing youth in a cap, and an armed warrior with shield and spear

Hector Chiding Paris

II John Flaxman, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a wall monument with a carved bust in a niche, flanked by columns, obelisks and a coat of arms.

The Monument of Doctor Lawrence Humphrey

II John Flaxman, n.d.

Grey chalk drawing of cows wading in water beside large trees, with distant buildings and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Cows

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a stone arched bridge over a river with Warwick Castle's towers and battlements rising beyond trees.

Warwick Castle

Attributed to Thomas Girtin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a clump of trees with slender trunks and shaded ground beneath, on aged paper.

Clump of Trees

Attributed to James Duffield Harding, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a rider on a horse facing left, with loose quick lines and an inscription in the upper right.

Sketch of Horse and Rider

Benjamin Robert Haydon, n.d.

Head of Nero in the British Museum

Benjamin Robert Haydon, n.d.

Pencil sketch of richly dressed figures gathered around a fountain in a formal interior, some kneeling at left.

Study

Possibly John Hayter, n.d.

Red chalk portrait of a man with a curled wig and white clerical bands, with the name Sam. Clarke inscribed below.

Samuel Clarke

Joseph Highmore, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a kneeling woman pleading with an armored warrior holding a shield, with grieving women and a classical frie

Creusa Pleads with Aeneas as He Leaves for War

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1803

Charcoal drawing of a rocky scene with boulders, a waterfall on the right, trees, and small distant figures.

Rocky Scene

Henry Bright, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a riverbank with a leaning tree, a wooden footbridge over still water, and a path at right.

On the Mole

Attributed to William Henry Hunt, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man with a weary expression, seated in an armchair with pillows and a blanket.

Dying Old Man

Edward Killingworth Johnson, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a boy in a beret seated with two dogs and a dead bird on the grass.

Highland Boy and Dogs

Style of John Frederick Herring, I, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two men and a laden donkey beside a woman holding a pitcher near a stone wall.

Men and Donkeys, Woman with Pitcher

Edwin Landseer, n.d.

Pencil sketch of cottages on a bank, a river curving past trees, and rolling hills beyond.

Inverness

William Leighton Leitch, 1844

Pencil and red chalk drawing of a youth with short hair looking upward, shoulders and draped collar sketched below.

Portrait Bust of Youth

Follower of George Henry Harlow, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a plumed man and a woman in a long gown embracing before a dense woodland with rocks.

Lovers in Woods

John Everett Millais, 1850/96

Black chalk sketch of a child with a hoop and stick beside a resting dog on tan paper.

Child Playing with Ball and Dog

George Morland, 1791

Shepherd Dog

After George Morland, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman in a black ruffled dress and a man in a top hat talking on a sunlit park path.

A Man and a Woman in a Park

Luděk Marold, n.d.

Drawing of a reclining male nude and a winged angel holding a torch on a stepped pedestal, in grey wash against ochre.

Monument with Dead Warrior and Angel

Joseph Nollekens, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a waterfall cascading over rocks, with a large leafy tree, pines, and hills under a cloudy sky.

Waterfall in Rocky Landscape

Octavius Oakley, n.d.