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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Two fishermen on a boat with a shrimp basket, poling through shallow water with distant boats and a smokestack.

Shrimpers

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1895

Etching of Raam Gate in Amsterdam showing a canal, footbridge, large windmill, fisherman, and rowboats under a cloudy sky.

Raam Gate, from The Eight City Gates of Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1654/64

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a fleur-de-lis robe holding a scepter beside a crown under a draped canopy.

Portrait of Louis XIV

Pierre Drevet, 1712

Etching of a hilltop town with tall medieval towers above terraced orchards and trees in the foreground.

The City of Towers

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1909

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curly hair and pearls, in a laurel wreath frame above a crowned coat of arms.

Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoye

Robert Nanteuil, 1678

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, ermine-trimmed robe and cross, within a laurel wreath above a coat of

Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé

Robert Nanteuil, 1662

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache, turned over his shoulder, wearing a lace collar and draped cloak.

Anthony van Dyck

Lucas Vorsterman, c. 1635

Pencil sketch of a standing harlequin in a diamond-patterned costume, pointed hat and ruff collar, on cream paper.

Study of a Harlequin

Paul Cézanne, c. 1888

Pencil and colored crayon drawing of a clown with a whip, a grey horse and a yellow baboon in a circus ring.

At the Circus: Trained Pony and Baboon

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Engraving of a bearded man leaning on a staff among pigs beside a tree, with rocks and a castle in the distance.

The Prodigal Son with the Swine, plate three from The History of the Prodigal Son

Sebald Beham, n.d.

Engraving of a donkey carrying a laden basket past thatched cottages, with a windmill and farmer in the distant landscape.

The Donkey Laden with Food, from Emblematic Figures of Animals

Adrian van de Venne, 1633

Pen and ink drawing of a weathered wooden barn beside a plank bridge, with dense shrubs and trees behind it.

Barn and Bridge

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

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.

Pencil sketch of a long-necked standing bird facing right, with faint grid lines and a crest of feathers on its head.

Standing Bird

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Etching of a dead woman lying in bed while a distressed girl in a dark dress covers her face beside her.

The Dead Mother and Her Child

Edvard Munch, 1901

Pen and ink drawing of a man and woman seated on a wharf edge, viewed from behind, with sailboats on the water.

Man and Woman Sitting on Wharf

Philipp William May, 1898

Four Views of a Young Woman

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1764

Pen and ink drawing of a tall man with a cane leaning toward a small boy who raises a fist, both in period clothing.

I say-Youngster

Philipp William May, 1900

Pencil and ink sketch of a steamer deck with reclining passengers in deck chairs beside a large column.

Deck of Steamer

Philipp William May, 1896

Pen and ink drawing of a couple at a fair beside signs for a talking horse and a trunkless head, with a crowd behind.

At a County Fair

Philipp William May, 1898

Pen and ink drawing of a blind beggar in a wide hat holding a sign, with a dog sitting beside him.

Blind Beggar and Dog

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink caricature of a bearded man in a tall striped top hat and striped coat, with a handwritten caption above.

I Wonder What Caroline'll Say

Philipp William May, 1898

Ink drawing for a theatre programme showing a drummer, a trumpeter, and nude child figures with a torch and bubbles.

Theatre Toyal Drury Lane Programme

Philipp William May, 1900

Profile of a Woman

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink sketch of a smiling caricatured man wearing a tall top hat, one hand on his hip, drawn in loose black lines.

Portrait of Paul Maitland, Artist

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a winged, bearded artist painting at an easel amid scattered caricature sketches.

Study for Cover

Philipp William May, 1892

Soft-toned print of several women in long dresses gathered in an interior room near a lamp and chair.

The Studio

Edouard Jean Vuillard, c. 1895

Pen and ink drawing of a laughing man in a patterned Pierrot costume with a ruffled collar, standing full length.

Pierrot

Philipp William May, 1895

Etching of six figures watching a coiled snake on rocky ground, with a bearded man pointing and a hanging figure at upper lef

Six People Watching a Snake, from Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1735-40

Lithograph of a man, a stooped woman and a child walking a rural road past hedges, with a haystack and trees behind them.

The Vagabonds

Camille Pissarro, 1896