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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Pen and wash drawing of Hercules raising a club while struggling with a three-headed dog in a rocky landscape.

Hercules

Richard van Orley, n.d.

Watercolor of a striped kudu antelope with spiral horns walking across grass, with blue mountains behind it.

A Kudu

the younger Nicolas Huet, n.d.

Pencil sketch of an older man seated in an armchair, head bent over as if reading, in a simple interior.

The Artist's Father Reading

Mary Cassatt, c. 1883

Pencil sketch of a crowd of spectators leaning over a curved balcony rail in a theater box interior.

The Spectators

Honoré Daumier, c. 1860-64

Pencil sketch of a plumed-hat male figure leaning over a seated nude form on tan paper.

Mercury (after Pigalle)

Paul Cézanne, 1885/1895

Brown wash drawing of a monk walking among Gothic monastery ruins with broken arches, a tree and a church tower.

Monk in the Ruins of a Monastery

Domenico Quaglio the Younger, 1820/1830

Watercolor landscape of an alpine valley with a farmhouse, fenced trees, a village below and steep mountains beyond.

Schmolnau Near Ischl

Rudolf von Alt, n.d.

Pale blue watercolor wash with a small dark pen sketch near the center of a drawing sheet.

Two Old Men beside a Sled Bearing the Coats of Arms of Amsterdam and Utrecht

Hendrick Avercamp, 1620/33

Lot's Daughters Fleeing Sodom

Lucas Vorsterman, 1615/20

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling bearded man comforted by an angel, with a winged angel holding a cross above and sleeping

Christ in the Garden of Olives

Gerard van Honthorst, 1615/35

Loose watercolor of a young girl in a white blouse and red Spanish-style skirt, glancing back over her shoulder.

Girl in Spanish Costume

John Singer Sargent, 1879/80

Watercolor of Capri showing white houses, a domed church, a dark cliff and a palm tree under a hazy sky.

Capri

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, n.d.

Pencil sketch of two conical haystacks in an open field with small figures walking near a post under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Haystacks

Constant Troyon, n.d.

Pencil sketch of Europa riding a bull over water, with a trident-bearing figure, sea nymphs and putti in clouds above.

The Rape of Europa

Cornelis Schut, 1635/40

Drawing of a bearded man with a mustache and large white lace collar in a dark doublet, set in an oval frame.

A Portrait of a Man

Jan de Bray, 1650

Oval drawing of an older woman in a white ruff collar and lace cap, rendered in gray and red chalk, dated 1650.

A Portrait of a Woman

Jan de Bray, 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded armored man greeting a kneeling figure, with armed men and a landscape of sheep behin

The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

Maerten de Vos, 1581

Charcoal drawing of three figures in a dim interior, one reading under a lamp beside a table with a basket and cups.

Bourgeois Interior

Georges Lemmen, 1890/91

Oil sketch of two seated girls in regional costume with white bonnets, one gesturing toward the other.

Two Girls in Regional Costume

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, n.d.

Watercolor interior of a family gathered around a man reading a book, with a standing woman, a girl, and a dog.

The Evening Prayer

Jean-Baptiste Mallet, 1790

Ink and watercolor sketch of mounted cavalry riders in blue uniforms crossing a meadow, one bugler on the right.

Cavalry Exercise in a Meadow

Constantin Guys, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a hat and gown beside a chair, within a decorative rectangular border.

Sarah Bernhardt

Alphonse Mucha, c. 1898

Watercolor of Taormina's ancient theater ruins with figures and Mount Etna rising in the background under a pale sky.

The Ancient Theater at Taormina with a View of Mount Etna, Study for Saint Non's Voyage Pittoresque de Naples et de S…

Louis-François Cassas, 1783

Pen and wash drawing of a busy country fair with tents, market stalls, crowds of people, and a dog in the foreground.

Country Fair

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Brown ink and wash landscape of two men walking a forest path beside a stream, with a castle on a distant hill.

Landscape with Two Men Walking

Tobias Verhaecht, 1580/1631

Loose watercolor sketch of a woman in a gray gown holding a fan and flowers beside a curtain and gilded chair.

The Corner of the Balcony

Alfred Stevens, c. 1877

Watercolor of sheep grazing on rolling golden downland under a stormy sky, with a shepherd and a lone tree.

A View on the South Downs

Henry George Hine, 1871

Pen and ink drawing of a young bull grazing with head lowered, shown in side view on pale paper.

Young Bull

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496, erroneously inscribed in another hand 1508

Pen and wash drawing of Moses striking water from a rock as a crowd of people drink and gather vessels nearby.

Moses Striking Water from the Rock

Attributed to Crispin van den Broeck, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of winged old Time seated on a pedestal with putti, below an oval portrait medallion of a man.

Allegory of Time in Honor of a Painter (Claude Lorrain?)

Attributed to Francesco Bartolozzi, 1675-1750