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Art Institute of Chicago

24,213 works

Loose ink sketch of a group of figures in period dress, a central woman in a flounced gown surrounded by seated and standing

The Andalusian dance

Formerly attributed to Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1825/26

Lithograph of a bored man in a plumed helmet sitting on a cannon while an orchestra performs behind him.

A European Concert. Not allowed to participate in this part, plate 171 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1867

Lithograph of a robed figure in a fur hat beside a throne labeled Principauté, while a crowd moves behind him.

“What about that..., they don't seem to be interested in me any more,” plate 89 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Brown wash drawing of a standing figure at a door while a woman looks down from a brick building window; a well and birds at

Saint Peter and Rhoda

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, n.d.

Lithograph of four Austrian soldiers in plumed helmets resting before a castle tower and timber-framed houses.

A Group of Austrian Guards

Gustave Doré, 1859

Etching of the Bridge of Alcantara in Toledo, showing stone arches, a tall medieval tower, and figures on a hillside path.

The Bridge of Alcantara, Toledo

Joseph Pennell, 1904

Etching of a young boy in a jacket and knickerbockers carrying a tray with a decanter and fruit, looking over his shoulder.

The Boy Carrying a Tray

Édouard Manet, 1862

Lithograph cover with a mounted uniformed rider on a white horse, helmeted soldiers behind, and a blank tan panel at left.

Cover for Babylone d'Allemagne

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Etching of a calm pond framed by reeds and trees, with reflections in the water and distant rooftops under a pale sky.

Shere Mill Pond, No. 2

Francis Seymour Haden, 1860

Etching of Luxembourg Gardens with a domed Pantheon behind trees, a pool, and small strolling figures.

The Pantheon from the Terrace, Luxembourg Gardens

James McNeill Whistler, 1893/94

Etching of three cats: a dark cat lying at left, a cat under a chair at upper right, and a curled cat at lower right.

The Cats

Édouard Manet, 1868-69

Lithographic sketch of costumed figures beside the green title Hors les Lois, a one-act comedy in verse.

Homage to Molière

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897, published 1898

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with a lily and scroll kneels before the Virgin beside a curtained bed, with a dove a

The Annunciation

Martin Schongauer, c. 1484

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered robe and green garment, holding a sword and glancing over his shoulder.

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed a…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Etching of a sleeping nude woman on bedding as a bearded older man leans over her beneath a drape.

Jupiter and Antiope: The Larger Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659

Black chalk study on grey paper of a nude bearded man standing with hands pressed together in prayer.

Standing Christ (Study for a Baptism)

Attributed to Louis Boullogne, the younger, n.d.

Engraved almanac for 1768 with classical columns, garlands, monthly calendars and mythological medallions.

Almanach des Dieux pour l'année 1768 (Almanach of the Gods for the Year 1768)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1768

Sketchbook I

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1883

Ink sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and striped poncho, signed Arthur B. Davies, on a sketchbook page.

Sketchbook II

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1881

Engraved portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark cloak and cravat, with Italian inscription below.

Portrait of Don Emanuel Desvalls

Jacob Matthias Schmutzer, n.d.

Dark woodcut-style print of a reclining woman on a pale ground, with a ghostly figure and small flame shapes above her.

Manau tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite

Paul Gauguin, 1893/94

Pencil sketch of a girl in a large bonnet and full skirt, with an arm outstretched and handwritten inscription beside her.

Girl in Bonnet

Edward Henry Corbould, 1896

Man with a Large Bow Tie

Edward Henry Corbould, 1835/1905

Sheet of Six Antique Medals

Eugène Delacroix, 1825

Lithograph of seven ancient coins with figures, horses, an owl, a bull head and an eagle, with Greek inscriptions.

Sheet of Seven Antique Medals

Eugène Delacroix, 1825

Sheet of Twelve Antique Medals

Eugène Delacroix, 1825

Color lithograph of two seated women and a standing man in a warmly lit interior with shelves behind them.

During Intermission

Alexandre Lunois, published 1894

Etching of two dandies in black evening dress with top hat and canes standing before a street with lamps.

The Two Dandies

Jean-Louis Forain, 1876

Etching of a woman in a pale gown on a stage edge, with men in top hats watching from the left side.

The Departure of the star

Jean-Louis Forain, November 1876

Etching of a café interior with men in top hats seated at a table and a standing woman beside them.

The Café of the New Athens

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1876