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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy with curly fair hair in a dark jacket and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of E. Male, D.D.

John Cox Dillman Engleheart, 1806

Portrait of a Gentleman

Richard Cosway, c. 1790

Painted folio of a crowded wedding procession in a walled city with temple spires, boats on a river, and an elephant.

Krishna's Marriage to Kalinda, page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana manuscript

Unknown artist, c. 1775

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white headscarf and green shawl, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Portrait of Mrs. Male

John Cox Dillman Engleheart, 1808

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white turban and rose dress against a pale blue background, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of Mrs. Moffat

Nathaniel Plimer, c. 1787/1815 (?)

Miniature painting of an old bearded man in blue with seated and standing attendants before a brick wall and hills, framed by

Old Man Attended by Visitors

Unknown artist, 16th Century

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair, dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate gold frame.

Portrait of a Young Man

Joseph Saunders, 1772/1808

Miniature portrait of two children embracing, one with curly hair in white, the other in red with lace, on blue.

Portrait of Master Andrew and Miss Harriet Thompson

Samuel Shelley, Late 18th century

Miniature painting of a man carrying a woman and a black horse on a green hill, set within Persian calligraphy text.

Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370-1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.)

Oval miniature portrait in a silver pendant frame showing a woman with brown hair against a pale blue background.

Portrait of Mrs. Carter of Edgecote

Attributed to Anne Mee, 1793

Persian miniature of a kneeling warrior attending a dying king among soldiers, with Persian calligraphy text above.

Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370-1507), c.1480/90

Indian painting of a standing ruler in a patterned robe holding a globe and shield, with a green landscape behind him.

Portrait of Emperor Jahangir

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a blue satin gown and pearl necklace, with a draped curtain and classical column behi

Portrait of Mary of Modena

Attributed to Nicholas Dixon, c. 1673

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with short dark hair in a white dress, set in a gold pendant frame.

Mrs. Charles Donald McNeill (Martha Kingsley)

Unknown artist, 1800-3

Persian miniature of a seated couple in a garden with attendants, a blossoming tree, birds, fruit bowls, and gilded border.

Khosrow and Shirin in a Garden, a Scene from the Khamsa of Nizami

Unknown artist, Safavid Dynasty (1501-1736), late 16th/early 17th century

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curled brown hair, lace collar and green bow, with a landscape behind.

Portrait of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (1610-1688)

Thomas Flatman, 17th century

Miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a blue coat and red cravat, set in a gold filigree frame with pearls.

Man of the Hunter Family

Edward Greene Malbone, 1803

Tibetan thangka of green Tara at center, surrounded by twenty-one smaller seated Tara figures on lotus thrones.

Buddhist Deity Green Tara and the Twenty-One Taras

Unknown artist, 18th century

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

Portrait of Augustine Taylor

John Ramage, 1777-94

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly red hair, blue eyes, dark coat and white cravat.

A Gentleman

Attributed to Benjamin Trott, c. 1810-20

Persian manuscript page with a miniature of a birth scene, a fantastical bird, and calligraphy columns on a blue background.

The Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722)، dated c.1620

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and lace collar, set in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan

Thomas Hargreaves, c. 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red military coat with gold epaulette and white sash against a pale background.

Portrait of Captain John James

Frederick Buck, c. 1800

Mughal miniature of a seated ruler under a green canopy with courtiers, a struggle, horses, and a fortress behind.

The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama

Unknown artist, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, white dress and tartan shawl, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of Mary Butler Stark-Christie of Ballinden

William John Thomson, 1812-25

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a salmon coat and white lace jabot, set in a scalloped gold frame.

Portrait of George Colman (1732-1794)

Nathaniel Hone, 1761

Painting of a woman in a yellow dress beside a blossoming tree and a huqqa, set in a flowery landscape with a pink floral bor

Young Woman Smoking a Huqqa

Unknown artist, 18th century

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and fichu, set in an ornate gold frame with a loop.

Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst

James Peale, 1790

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

Jonathan Henderson (1772-1833)

Robert Field, 1798

Indian miniature painting of a seated woman surrounded by snakes in an arched cave with pink mountains and a lotus pond.

Asavari Ragini, page from a Garland of Musical Ragas (Ragamala) Set

Unknown artist, Mid-to late 17th century