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Art Institute of Chicago

2,142 works

Charcoal and chalk drawing of snowy mountain peaks above a misty valley with dark rocks in the foreground.

Mountain Landscape

Attributed to John Ruskin, 1834/73

Loose ink sketch on tan paper of peasant figures in a field beside a tree under a sweeping sky.

Sketches, Fragment: Peasant Seated at the Foot of a Tree

Jean-François Millet, after 1863

Sepia print of a stormy mountain lake with lightning, sailboats, and figures working beside a cart on the shore.

Lake of Thun, plate 15 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published June 10, 1808

Sepia print of a hill landscape with grazing sheep in the foreground and a figure on a ridge under streaked clouds.

Hind Head Hill, plate 25 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published January 1, 1811

Sepia print of a country road with horses, cattle and figures below a hilltop ruined abbey with sheep.

St. Catherine's Hill near Guilford

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published June 1811

Sepia print of ruined castle towers above a river, with cattle on the bank, bathers in the water and a boat.

River Wye, plate 48 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, published May 23, 1812

Etching of two horses grazing near farm buildings, trees and a wooden fence under a cloudy sky, signed Whistler 1859.

Landscape with Horses

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a man in a cap leaning over a wooden boat on a calm river, with tall trees along the far bank.

Morning on the River

Alphonse Legros, c. 1900

Pen and ink drawing of two tall cranes, a stocky bird and a small songbird among birch trunks beside water.

Four Birds in Landscape

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Etching of a forest clearing with a large boulder, fallen log, tall trees, and a small figure beside the rock.

Simplicius in the Solitude of the Forest, plate ten from Intermezzos

Max Klinger, 1881

Pencil and watercolor sketch of shrubs and trees on a rocky outcrop under a dark cloud sky.

Shrubs and Trees in Rocky Landscape

John Ruskin, c. 1845

Hand-colored broadside showing three jockeys racing horses past a flag-topped tower, with a printed newspaper text and progra

The Street Gazette: Grand Inauguration of the New Racetrack Situated on Peñón Hill in Mexico City

José Guadalupe Posada, December 3, 1893

Pen and ink drawing of a swirling tree rising above tall grass, shrubs, and a fence beside a path.

Weeping Tree

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Colored print of a volcano erupting with orange lava and dark smoke above brown mountain peaks and clouds.

Scene on the Mountain Tops

George Baxter, 1835

Colored print of villagers dancing in a vineyard with grapevines, watermelons, a white building and a mountain behind.

Vineyard near Mount St. Bernard

George Baxter, 1837

Print of deer resting in ferns beneath oak trees, with open parkland and a distant castle under a pale blue sky.

View from Windsor Forest

George Baxter, 1850

Colour print of deer resting in a forest glade with a distant castle on the horizon, titled Windsor Forest.

Windsor Forest (Pocket Book version)

George Baxter, 1850

Colored print of a river valley with mountains, cattle in the water, a horse rider, and a tent in the foreground.

River Carnel, Cornwall

George Baxter, 1850

Oil-colour print of a rural road with two walking figures, trees, a pond, and a distant hill with a church spire.

View from Harrow-on-the-Hill

George Baxter, 1851

Coloured print of a river valley from a hill, with figures and donkeys on a path and a boat on the water.

View from Richmond Hill, Morning

George Baxter, 1845

Hand-colored print of a hazy valley view from Richmond Hill with trees and small figures on a grassy slope.

View from Richmond Hill, Noon

George Baxter, 1850

Colored print of Bala Lake with mountains, sailboat, and figures resting on a grassy hill in the foreground.

Bala Lake, North Wales

George Baxter, 1850

Hand-coloured print of cattle wading in a river below a cottage, with wooded hills and snowy mountains behind.

River Tiefy, Cardiganshire

George Baxter, 1850

Colored print of a mountain lake with a rowboat, a sailboat, and two figures on a rocky shore at right.

Lake Luggellaw

George Baxter, 1847

Japanese woodblock triptych of a river boating party with lanterns, a shamisen player, women in kimono, and small boats below

An Actors' Boating Party on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1789

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze-like procession of robed figures, with a mounted rider at left and women and children.

Sabines Crossing the River Tiber to Attend the Roman Games

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a rocky Italian landscape with cypress trees, a stone arch, ruined arcades and distant buildings.

Landscape of the Italian Campagna

Jens Petersen Lund, 1780

Print of a riverside town with a wooden bridge, boats, and a hilltop castle with towers on a rocky ridge.

Landscape with River, Town and Castle

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Black and white etching of a town with a stone bridge, a large tree, a church with a tower, and a hilltop castle.

Landscape with a Church

Hanns Lautensack, 1553

Engraving of a kneeling bearded monk praying in a rocky landscape while a radiant light and small angel appear above.

Saint Francis Penitent in a Large Landscape

Cornelis Cort, 1575