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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 4

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a crowd celebrating before a stone wall, men raising jugs and buckets, soldiers watching from above and the lef

Public Rejoicing

Charles Étienne Pierre Motte, n.d.

Lithograph of a thatched gamekeeper's cottage in a forest with a hunter, hunting dogs and a mounted rider on a path.

The Gamekeeper's Cottage, from the Album of 1826

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1826

Lithograph of a Royal Guard dragoon in plumed helmet riding a prancing grey horse, by Carle Vernet, c. 1818.

Royal Guard, Norman Mounted Dragoon and Horse, No. 5, First Limoges Horse

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Lithograph of a mounted hussar officer in a tall shako on a rearing grey horse, with a sketched landscape behind.

Moncey, Ex-colonel of the 3rd Hussar Regiment

Eugène Lami, 1818

Lithograph of a horse's head in ornate bridle and harness, with flowing mane, numbered 5 in the upper right.

Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 5, First Limoges Horse

Carle Vernet, c. 1818

Pencil-style print of three schoolboys scuffling by a stone wall, with books and hats scattered on the ground.

Schoolboys Fighting

Auguste Bry, n.d.

Lithograph of two nude women kissing in a draped bedroom with a sofa and window, after H. Guérin, c. 1815.

Scene from Voltaire's "La Pucelle d'Orléans"

H. Guérin, c. 1815

Portrait of a Man in Profile

Monogrammist A.B., 1826

Hand-colored print of a leaning tree above a river, with reclining figures on the bank and rolling hills beyond.

Landscape: River and Hills

Victor-René Garson, n.d.

Hand-colored print of a village scene with a gabled stone house, leaning wooden ladders, a fence, and two figures on a dirt r

Village Scene

Victor-René Garson, n.d.

Lithograph of a seated man in a cap by a hearth with a dog, candle, and shelves of plates, with French caption below.

Sketch of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (recto); Forest Scene (verso)

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret, n.d.

Pen and ink strip of sketches showing ladies and gentlemen in period costume, some dancing and some walking.

Sketches of Ladies and Gentlemen, Dancers

Imitator of Jean Antoine Watteau, n.d.

Lithograph of soldiers in shakos with raised muskets, a wounded man seated beside a pine tree, and fallen weapons in the fore

Battle Scene

Attributed to Victor Lassus, 1818

Etching of a sword duel between two men in armor before ruined stone architecture, with a fallen figure and printed dialogue

Villain, Thou Diest, plate ten from Othello

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Lithograph of a street painter on a ladder painting a pear on a shop sign while onlookers gather below.

How Beautiful are the Arts, from Croquis Lithographiques...1823

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1823

Lithograph of a showman with a cane and companions in top hats, beside a workshop of men and stacked albums, 1824.

Come in, Ladies and Gentlemen, Inside you'll see the Famous Lithographantoccini Family...Frontispiece for "Album of 1…

Hippolyte Bellangé, 1824

Black ink print of a woman at a piano beside a standing woman in a long gown holding a violin, with a skull on the floor.

The Violin Concert

Edvard Munch, 1903

Pencil and wash drawing of a laughing man in a wide hat holding a hurdy-gurdy, with a satchel at his side.

Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Cornelis Dusart, 1695

Watercolor of a young woman in a pale gown reaching toward a writing table in a decorated interior with a bust and harp.

Interior with a Portrait of a Young Lady Before a Bust

Claude Hoin, 1788

Engraved portrait of an elderly bald man with long hair, white cravat and fur-trimmed coat, with a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of the Painter Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Giovanni Marco Pitteri, c. 1750

Engraving of scrolling vine ornament with parrots and other birds perched among leaves and flowers.

Vine Ornament with Parrots and Birds

Martin Schongauer, before 1474

Engraving of robed women under trees with an open book, jugs and a basket, an angel on the left, and Latin text below.

Plate One, from Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins

Jan Saenredam, 1606

Engraving of allegorical figures in a wooded garden with an open Bible, a piper, a goblet, and Latin verses below.

Plate Two, from Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins

Jan Saenredam, 1606

Engraving of nude women with lamps in a palace interior, a bridegroom procession visible in the upper left, Latin verses belo

Plate Three, from Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins

Jan Saenredam, 1606

Engraved ornament of scrolling foliage with an owl at lower center and small birds flying and perched among the leaves.

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds

Martin Schongauer, c. 1474

Engraving of women carrying lamps greeting a bridegroom at a doorway under a starry night sky, with Latin text below.

Plate Four, from Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins

Jan Saenredam, 1606

Engraving of women with oil lamps beside an oak tree and arched building, with Latin text along the bottom edge.

Plate Five, from Five Wise and Five Foolish Virgins

Jan Saenredam, 1606

Engraving of a crowded medieval cavalry battle with a bearded rider raising a sword, fallen horses, and spearmen on rocky gro

The Battle of St. James The Greater at Clavijo

school of Martin Schongauer, n.d.

Engraving of a knight on horseback spearing a winged dragon, with a woman on a hill and skulls in the foreground.

St. George Killing The Dragon

Telman of Wesel, 1499-1510