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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Drawing of a pair of legs in loose breeches and shoes, shaded in soft grey on pale paper.

Study of a boy's legs

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Pencil drawing of a window view over Rome with tree branches, the Villa Medici and a church tower in the distance.

View of the Villa Medici and Sta Trinità dei Monti from Ingres's Studio in the Pavillon San Gaetano, Rome

Achille Etna Michallon, 1819

Pencil study of two bare feet and three sandalled feet with laced straps on aged paper.

Studies of Two Bare Feet and Three Sandalled Feet

John Downman, c. 1774

Study from the antique: a bearded man and a boy

John Downman, c. 1774

Bust of Faustina

John Downman, c. 1774

Study after Statue of the Knife Grinder (also known as the Scythian)

John Downman, 1774

Pencil study of a nude kneeling warrior raising one arm, with a round shield and sword, on aged paper.

Study after the Discobolus (Wounded Warrior)

John Downman, 1774

Graphite study on gray paper of a standing classical woman in draped robes with outstretched arms, after a Roman statue.

Study after Roman Statue of a Standing Woman

John Downman, 1774

Pencil study of a seated classical male nude holding a sword, with a round shield at his feet, after antique sculpture.

Study after Antique Sculpture of Seated Figure with Sword and a Shield

John Downman, 1774

Indian miniature painting of Kama aiming a love arrow at meditating Shiva beside a lotus pond, with a royal court scene below

Kama Shoots a Love Arrow at Shiva, from a copy of the Song of Gauri (Gita-Gauri)

Unknown artist, c. 1675-1680

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall below a stone arched bridge and hilltop buildings framed by trees.

View of Tivoli with the Bridge Over the Anio Waterfall

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1620

Pencil sketch sheet with four studies of animals: a klipspringer on rocks, a musk deer, a chamois, and a walking lion.

Chamois, Musk, Klipbok and Lion

Thomas Uwins, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a churchyard with a tower, gravestones, a large tree, and figures walking on a path.

Figures in Cemetary Near Church

Attributed to Charles Alfred Stothard, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of sailing boats beached on a pale shore with wooden posts in the foreground.

Entretat

Attributed to Clarkson Stanfield, July, 1858

Sketch of a Gothic building with a carved spire and arched entrance, with two figures on a cobbled street.

Palace of Justice, Rouen

Possibly after Frederick Nash, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of thatched cottages, fishermen and rowboats on a sandy shore beside calm water.

Rustic Seaside Scene

Possibly Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, n.d.

Symmetrical ornamental drawing with putti, griffins, scrolling foliage and a central armored figure above a blank tablet.

Decorative Design with Putti and Griffins

Attributed to Alfred George Stevens, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of an elderly bearded man with tousled hair wrapped in a dark cloak.

Bust of Old Man

Samuel Shelley, 1776/1808

Pencil sketch of three fishermen in a rowboat, one hauling a net, with splashing water and a basket of catch.

Three Fisherman in a Boat

John Thomas Serres, 1811

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining man smoking a pipe while women and a child carry heavy baskets across a Shetland landscape

The British Squaw, Shetland Islands

Linley Sambourne, 1894

Pencil sketch of a woman in a bonnet and a girl reaching toward a stone basin on a column in a church interior.

Lady and Girl in Church

Attributed to Frank Stone, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a seated boy in a field with trees on the left and distant houses under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Boy in Foreground

Attributed to Marcus Stone, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a reclining figure on a monument plinth flanked by two seated allegorical women.

Unexecuted Design for the Monument to the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, c. 1733

Pencil drawing of Christ being lowered from the cross by a ladder, with mourning women and a distant city silhouette.

Descent from the Cross with a Silhouette of Jerusalem in the Background

Franz Johann Heinrich Nadorp, 1852

Pen and brown ink sketch of a barefoot vendor with rosaries and prints, with a church dome and tower behind him.

Vendor of Rosaries and Sacred Images

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, c. 1660

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bishop crowning a kneeling ruler before armored guards and onlookers in a church.

Coronation of Otto the Great in the Church of Saint'Ambrogio, Milan

Johann Christoph Storer, 1650

Graphite drawing of a young woman in a large bonnet and tiered dress holding flowers beside a stone pedestal in a garden.

An Elegant Young Woman in a Garden

Alexandre Moitte, c. 1785

Red chalk drawing of timber houses on piles beside a stone arch bridge over a canal, with trees and walking figures.

Old Houses on Canal

After Jan van de Velde, I, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a river with a rowboat of figures, a sailing boat with barrels, and a distant town under hazy sky.

River Scene with Boats

II Willem van de Velde, 17th century

Pencil and wash drawing of sailing ships and small rowing boats on calm water, with a shoreline at the right.

Ships in Full Sail with Small Boats

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.