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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Pen and watercolor sketch of several figures in a gallery, including a woman leaning on a ledge and men in period dress.

In the Gallery

Henry William Bunbury, n.d.

Sheet of Studies with the Head of the Fornarina and Hands of Madame de Senonnes

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814/16

Hand-colored print of a fleeing vicar pursued by hounds and riders across a garden, with a church and cottages behind.

Enraged Vicar, from Miseries of Human Life

Thomas Rowlandson, published March 1, 1807

Watercolor sketch of a dashing driver whipping a galloping two-horse carriage, with hounds running alongside on a country roa

Captain Squander Bang Up to the Mark

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Watercolor of a cottage by a river with windblown trees, a horse and cart, and figures in boats on the water.

Village on the River

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Watercolor of artists sketching a reclining nude model in a crowded studio, with spectators behind and a lay figure below.

Lay Figure at Somerset House

Thomas Rowlandson, 1822/27

Pen and watercolor street scene of a cart of prisoners passing a crowd of onlookers beneath an arch, with townhouse windows f

London Scene: Malefactors on Their Way to Tyburn

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded barefoot saint in a draped robe holding a tall staff, standing on a mound.

St. Thomas, from Apostles

Martin Schongauer, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a man on horseback with a plump woman in pink riding behind him, watched by two women near an archway.

Vicar of Wakefield

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Watercolor interior of a columned chapel with organ, gallery, painted ceiling, and crowded pews, with a clergyman at a lecter

Study for Royal Chapel, Whitehall, in Micocosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1807-10

Engraving of a standing bearded apostle with curly hair, draped robe, and long staff, with an inscription on his hem.

St James Minor, from Apostles

Martin Schongauer, n.d.

Ink and watercolor of a carved medieval ruin with two figures beside it and church spires in the distance.

Two Figures Beside Medieval Ruins, with Church in Distance

Samuel Prout, n.d.

Watercolor of an iron gate between stone pillars, large trees, strollers with parasols, and a classical building in the dista

Entrance to the Avenue from Clare Hall Piece, Cambridge

William Westall, c. 1830

Watercolor of a courtyard with a Gothic-windowed building, a classical brick facade with arched doorways, and a tree.

Remains of the Old Priory and Mathematical School, Christ's Hospital

probably Samuel Ireland, n.d.

Watercolor of a calm harbor with red-sailed boats, rocky cliffs on the right, and a distant town with a castle.

View on the Tagus

possibly William Havell, n.d.

Watercolor of Gothic college towers above a green quadrangle, with small figures and spires in the distance.

All Soul's College from the Radcliffe Library

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1810/20

Watercolor view over a historic town with Gothic stone buildings, pinnacles, a large tree and a church tower under a hazy sky

View From Radcliffe Library

Frederick Mackenzie, n.d.

Watercolor of a stone Gothic gateway and tall pinnacled tower, with figures in period dress and a large tree at right.

Magdalen College and Tower, Oxford

George Pyne, 1853

Watercolor of Eton College's red brick buildings and Gothic chapel seen from the playing fields, with figures and a large tre

Eton from the Playing-Fields

George Pyne, n.d.

Watercolor of a street with brick gateway, gabled buildings, tree-lined road and pedestrians in Victorian dress under cloudy

High Street, Eton

George Pyne, c. 1845

Engraving of St. Philip holding a tall cross-topped staff, wearing flowing robes and standing barefoot on a shaded ground.

St. Philip, from Apostles

Martin Schongauer, n.d.

Watercolor interior of a Gothic library with vaulted ceiling, stained glass window, bookshelves and a seated reader.

Library of Winchester College

Frederick Mackenzie, c. 1816

Hand-colored print of a Gothic library interior with bookshelves, a stained glass window, and an ornate vaulted ceiling.

Library of Winchester College

William Bennett, n.d.

Watercolor and pen drawing of a classical chapel interior with a preacher in a pulpit and a crowded congregation in pews.

Study for Royal Chapel, Whitehall, from Microcosm of London

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1809

Watercolor of King's College Chapel in Cambridge with Gothic windows, pinnacles, a classical building, and figures on a lawn.

South Side of King's College Chapel, Cambridge

Frederick Mackenzie, 1815/20

Watercolor of a long hall with rows of uniformed students writing at wooden desks while a master stands at a lectern.

Writing School, Christ's Hospital

Frederick Mackenzie, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded saint in a draped robe holding a knife and book, standing on grass.

St. Bartholomew, from Apostles

Martin Schongauer, n.d.

Watercolor of a long dining hall with rows of boys in blue uniforms at tables, a large painting on the left wall.

Hall of Christ's Hospital

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1815

Watercolor sketch of villagers dancing outside a thatched cottage while a fiddler plays and onlookers watch.

Study for Dr. Syntax and Rural Sports

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1812

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic hall with seated men in wigs at a table, a tumbling figure on stairs, and wine bottles in the f

Study for Dr. Syntax Entertained at College

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1828