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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Grey wash drawing of a rose stem with two open blooms and buds resting over a wooden railing and hedge.

Rose

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a garden terrace with tall trees and an equestrian statue on a pedestal under a cloudy sky.

View of the Park at Versailles: Terrace, Trees and Equestrian Statue

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of morning glory flowers, buds and heart-shaped leaves on a slender vine against a pale background.

Morning Glories

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a park clearing with trees, a female statue on a pedestal, and two figures on a bench.

View of the Park at Versailles: Two Figures on a Bench in a Clearing, Female Statue Nearby

Pierre Antoine Mongin, n.d.

Pencil and brown ink architectural sketch of an arched opening flanked by pilasters with a cornice above.

Architectural Sketches

Canaletto, c. 1720

Academic study of a standing nude man holding a wooden stick, drawn in brown tones with white highlights on toned paper.

Standing Academic Male Nude (recto); Sketch of Upper Arm (verso)

Eugène Delacroix, 1816

Pen and wash drawing of a draped woman holding a dagger beside a column and scrolled pedestal in a classical interior.

Lucretia

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pencil portrait of a woman with curled hair and a ruffled gown, set in an oval vignette on cream paper.

Queen Anne

Possibly the circle of Thomas Forster, n.d.

Loose wash sketch of a reclining female figure on a couch, one arm raised toward swirling smoke, in brown and pink tones.

Sketch for 'Dido on the Funeral Pyre' (recto); Erotic Sketch of Man and Woman (verso)

Henry Fuseli, c. 1781

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a hunched seated man in loose drapery on tan paper, with a handwritten date.

The Chronicler (recto and verso)

Max Klinger, April 5, 1888 (recto); April 6, 1888 (verso)

Pen and watercolor sketch of a cloaked witch with a broom, surrounded by caricature heads and small figures, by George Cruiks

Mother Shipton (recto); Sheet of Sketches: Fleur-de-Lis and Figures (verso)

George Cruikshank, 1864/78

Pencil sketch of a young girl in a bonnet and puffed-sleeve dress holding a pail, with loose background strokes.

Little Girl in a Garden

Kate Greenaway, 1894

Brown and grey wash study of a classical female head with swirling hair and white chalk highlights.

Study of Female Head (recto); Classical Male Head (verso)

Henri Cros, c. 1890

Pen and brown ink drawing of a drunken Silenus with a companion, above which are studies of garlands, a ram's head and an eag

Drunken Silenus and Decorative Sketches: Studies for the Tazza Farnese (recto); Two Putti Fighting: Study for the Gal…

Annibale Carracci, 1599/1601

Watercolor of a standing man in a red cap, teal coat and red breeches, holding a stick, with a pale ground.

A Sporting Character

Attributed to David Allan, 1754-1796

Watercolor of a sunlit town square with a tall church bell tower, stone houses and a hillside behind.

Tournon

Style of Samuel Prout, 1735-1868

Watercolor of a gnarled tree with twisted pale trunk, green and golden leaves, and a grassy foreground under a blue sky.

Gnarled Tree

After David Hall McKewan, 1826-1873

Charcoal drawing of a tall hooded woman in a long robe against a warm ochre background with pale light.

Beatrice

Odilon Redon, c. 1892

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, framed by laurel wreaths, ribbons and a coat of arms.

Antoine Turgot de Saint-Clair

Antoine Masson, 1668

Ink and wash drawing of Hercules wrestling Antaeus atop rocks, with two lion heads at the base, a fountain design.

Hercules and Antaeus Design for a Fountain

Attributed to Martin Desjardins, n.d.

Portrait of a Gentleman

II George Dance, 1816

Drawing of two figures crowned with grape leaves picking grapes and raising a cup beneath a tree, in watercolor.

Bacchus and Maiden

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1747/1785

Pencil and pastel portrait of a woman with center-parted dark hair and a lace collar, dated 1858.

Female Portrait Head

Elizabeth Murray, 1858

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in spectacles and a dark robe, with a cursive signature below.

Portrait of Justice Stephen Field

Max Rosenthal, 1890

Watercolor of the risen Christ with a banner rising above clouds, an angel, and startled soldiers below.

Resurrection of Christ

Gerardus Gossen, 1827

Ink and wash drawing of a seated man in a hat beside a standing figure with a staff, with an easel and canvas in a dim studio

Dr. Nicholas Tulp in Rembrandt's Studio (recto); Scene from Rembrandt's Life (?) (verso)

Jacob Ludovicus Cornet, 1846

Etching of a bearded man seated against a post with an iron collar, bare feet, and a candle lit beside him.

The Garrotted Man

Francisco Goya, 1778-80

Pen and wash design for a monument with winged Victory, Britannia, a reclining Neptune, lion and anchor motifs.

Design for Monument with Britannia and Neptune

Possibly John Bacon, the elder, n.d.

Watercolor of a seated woman in a dark off-shoulder gown, turned to the left, within an oval vignette with stained, damaged b

Seated Woman in Black Gown

possibly William Henry Hunt, n.d.

Brown etched portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark jacket, turned toward the viewer with a direct gaze.

Whistler

Henri Charles Guérard, 1888