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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Study for Old Age

Nicolas Lancret, c. 1732

Pen and ink figure studies of muscular male nudes with raised arms, one showing detailed leg and torso anatomy.

Figure Studies (recto and verso)

Henry Fuseli, c. 1800

Grey wash drawing of a winged figure lifting a limp male body while a draped woman reaches out, with sleeping figures nearby.

Aided by Eeriboia, Hermes Carries Off the Exhausted Ares from the Sleeping Sons of Aloeus (recto); Sketch of One of t…

Henry Fuseli, 1819

Watercolor and ink view of a villa with umbrella pines, garden wall and distant hills, by John Downman, 1774.

Raffaelle's Villa Medici, Rome

John Downman, 1774

Watercolor landscape of a wooded river valley with bathing figures, rocks and a distant waterfall, by Joshua Cristall, 1818.

A Scene Near Lodore, Cumberland

Joshua Cristall, 1818

Drawing of two putti in struggle, one winged child in red and black chalk on grey paper, attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipr

Two Putti Fighting

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1747-1785

Profile Portrait of a Girl

Paul A. Mulready, n.d.

Brown wash landscape with trees, a cliff, mountains, and travelers with a donkey and sheep on a road.

Italianate Landscape with Traveling Peasants in Foreground

After Frederick de Moucheron, 1700/99

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling monk reaching toward a vision of the Virgin and angels on clouds above a column.

Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi at the Portiuncula (recto); Ornamental Design (verso)

Circle of Alessandro Allori, n.d.

Pencil sketch of children, a woman with an infant and three soldiers resting among ruins beside a lake.

Children, Woman with Infant and Three Soldiers Sitting Among Ruins by Lake

Attributed to George Cattermole, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of a laurel-crowned woman reading a book beside a reclining man in a leafy forest setting.

Muse and Poet

Alfred Edward Chalon, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing of a tall geyser erupting from rocky terrain, with a steam cloud and distant shoreline.

Geyser, Iceland

II John Clevely, 1772

Pen and ink sketch of a crowded religious procession with banners, a carriage, horses, and figures in period costume.

Religious Festival in Northern France, possibly Normandy

John Coney, c. 1820

Pencil sketch of Dieppe harbor at low tide with moored boats and waterfront houses.

Dieppe

Edward William Cooke, c. 1850

Pencil sketch of a rocky mountain gorge with tall trees, a small standing figure on a ledge, and distant peaks.

Mountain Gorge

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a flat shoreline with a rounded headland, a horse and rider in the foreground, and distant hills under pale

Langham, South Wales

the elder David Cox, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a river winding past wooded banks and hills, with a tall tree on the right and small figures wading.

River Scene

the elder Probably David Cox, n.d.

Pen and pencil sketch of nude warriors battling rearing centaurs, one figure raising a sword, with loose background figures.

Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs

Attributed to Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Pen and wash sketch of a caricatured man riding a galloping horse beside a dog, with trees and clouds in the background.

Comic Scene II

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Pen and wash sketch of a comic landscape with twisted tree-like figures, a stag, and small grotesque figures below clouds.

Comic Scene III

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted warrior with a spear riding a galloping horse, with a second horse behind, in an oval frame

Two Mounted Warriors

Attributed to John Deare, n.d.

Five Sketches of Heads

Samuel Drummond, n.d.

Pencil study of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, sash across his chest, striking a dramatic pose on a step.

Study for Standing Man Wearing Sash and Striking Dramatic Pose

Thomas Duncan, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a leaning tree with twisted trunk and feathery foliage above a grassy bank and shrubs.

Tree on Bluff Beside Water

Joshua Wilson Faulkner, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a calm bay with hills, a rocky outcrop, and a sailing boat reflected in the water.

Dunbarton from the West

Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, n.d.

Watercolor of a rainbow over a river with a ferry boat, figures, cows, geese and swans on a meadow.

An April Shower: A View from Binsey Ferry Near Oxford, Looking Towards Port Meadow and Godstow

William Turner, 1842

Handwritten letter with a watercolor horse head sketch, small animal drawings and red postal stamps on laid paper.

Untitled (Cruikshank letter with sketches of horse head)

George Cruikshank, 1812/78

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling woman in a turban holding a lily and crown of thorns beside an urn.

Samian Sibyl

Claude Vignon, c. 1630

Red chalk drawing of a horse's hind legs and haunch with white highlights on tan paper.

The Hind Legs of a Horse

Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Watercolor landscape of a green meadow, a tall tree at center, distant hills, and a cloudy pale blue sky.

Landscape

Attributed to George Inness, n.d.