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Art Institute of Chicago

3,362 works

Etching of an elderly woman in a headscarf and long cloak, leaning on a staff and holding a rosary.

Woman Beggar with a Rosary, plate seven from The Beggars

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Etching of two bearded beggars in tattered cloaks and hats, one leaning on a walking stick, standing together.

The Blind Man and his Companion, plate nine from The Beggars

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Etching of an elderly woman in a headscarf and long fur-trimmed coat, leaning on a walking stick, standing frontally.

The One-Eyed Woman, plate fifteen from The Beggars

Jacques Callot, c. 1622

Daumier lithograph of a smiling man raising a patent document and holding a syringe device, with a woman seen from behind.

Another Great Man. “I have it in my hand, my dear... here it is in writing.... this document confirms that my inventi…

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Engraving of a raucous election feast in a crowded tavern, with diners, musicians, a servant pouring drink and a banner.

An Election Entertainment, plate one from Four Prints of an Election

William Hogarth, 1757/58

Multi-panel Japanese woodblock print of women dancing on a veranda under red lanterns, with pine trees behind.

Dancing Courtesans, One, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisakata…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Red chalk drawing of a draped woman seen from behind, head turned upward, with white highlights on her folded garment.

Draped Woman, Seen From Back

Attributed to François Boucher, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing of a young woman with upswept hair and a lace collar, on toned paper.

Portrait Bust of Young Woman

François Boucher, n.d.

Engraved ornamental plate with scrollwork and masks framing a standing nude female figure in an oval cartouche.

Plate 13, from XX Stuck zum (ornamental designs for goblets and beakers)

Master A.P., 1601

Grey ink and wash drawing of a man and woman dancing in fashionable 18th-century dress, with other couples behind them.

Ladies and Gentlemen Dancing

Paul Grégoire, 1781/1823

Pen and ink sketch of two women and a baby beside a standing man, with a rider on horseback sketched below.

Two Sketches: Two Women and Baby with Man Looking On

George Louis Pamella Busson Dumaurier, n.d.

Woodblock print of two children and a woman flying a kite under a willow tree, with Japanese text beside them.

Two Children Flying Kite and a Woman

Yanagawa Shigenobu, 1824

Profile Bust of Young Woman

After François Boucher, n.d.

Woodblock print of a grey and white cat batting a paper butterfly on a striped stick, with calligraphy above.

Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the series "Thirty-six Pictures of Birds (Sanjuroku kinzoku)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1828

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure turning his head and pulling a sheet of drapery, with loose hatched shading.

Man Tugging on Sheet: Study for the Entombment [Sacristy of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, 1596]

called Il Cavalier d'Arpino Giuseppe Cesari, 1595/96

Chalk drawing of a woman's head with curled hair on tan paper, with a small sketch to the right.

Head of a Woman

Antonio Balestra, n.d.

Woodblock print of a laden horse led by a woman in a red kimono, with calligraphic text in columns on the left.

Laden Horse and Women Returning with Brush

Teisai Hokuba, 19th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman with raised arm and two cherubs behind her, with grass and clouds in a landscape.

Woman in Flight

Attributed to Carlo Cignani, n.d.

Loose sketch of fashionable men and women strolling past a street lamp, one man in a top hat, one woman in a feathered hat.

Promenade

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Kneeling Man Approaching Another Figure

Attributed to or after Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Woman's Profile to Right

Style of Camillo Procaccini, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of four men in a forest with sloping hillside and tall trees.

Four Men in Forest

Style of Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Man on Bended Knee, Pulling on Rope

Bernardino Poccetti, c. 1604

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a draped dress reading a book, head bowed toward the page.

Seated Woman Reading

François Boucher, n.d.

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 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 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

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.

Black and white print of three dancing women in flowing robes, with seated onlookers and a classical temple behind them.

Menalcas Watching Women Dance, from The Pastorals of Virgil

William Blake, 1821

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.