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Art Institute of Chicago

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Etching of a calm river lined with dense trees and tall poplars, with a small boat floating near the center.

River Scene with Boat (Small plate)

Henri-Emile Lessore, 1880

Etching of a standing young boy with hands in pockets, rendered in loose hatched lines on a pale background.

A Young Street Urchin

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1874

Etching of the Gothic west front of Rouen Cathedral, with spires and scaffolding, and small figures in the square below.

The West Front, Rouen Cathedral

Joseph Pennell, 1907

Etching of a woman standing on a grassy bank among slender trees, looking toward water.

Woman Standing Among the Trees

Henri-Emile Lessore, n.d.

Lithograph of a despairing man on steps in a dark street, with a skeleton and ghostly procession above.

La Rue de la Vieille Lanterne: The Suicide of Gérard de Nerval

Gustave Doré, 1855

Etching of New York harbor seen from above, with several suspension bridges, ships on the water, and dense city rooftops.

The Bridges

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Etching of a village street corner with steep-roofed houses, chimneys, and bare trees on the right.

Street Corner in a Village

Henri-Emile Lessore, n.d.

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a beret and round glasses, set against a dark hatched background.

Camille Pissarro, A Self-Portrait

Camille Pissarro, c. 1890

Etching of Palisades cliffs over a railyard and harbor with sailing ships, with a New York city skyline beyond the water.

Palisades and Palaces

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Caricature of William Gedney Bunce

Frank Duveneck, 1883-84

Weary

James McNeill Whistler, 1863

Night cityscape etching of illuminated skyscrapers and a lit clock tower above dark water, by Joseph Pennell, 1908.

The Cross of Gold, Cedar Street Building

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Etching of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, gloved hands resting on his lap, in a wooden chair.

Clement de Jonghe, Printseller

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Engraving of a seated couple at a table in a decorated room, with a woman peeking from a doorway and a folding screen.

Declaration of Pregnancy (Declaration of Pregnancy, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huiti…

Pietro Antonio Martini, 1776

Etching of a crowded city square with a tall colonnaded building, street lamps, a statue, and pedestrians in period dress.

Saint Paul's Pavement

Joseph Pennell, 1905

Hand-colored print of a snowy street with horse-drawn coaches, townhouses, pedestrians and boys at a snowball fight.

Approach to Christmas

George Hunt, n.d.

Etching of a crowded galley leaving a harbor quay, with rowboats, sailing ships, cannon smoke and onlookers on the waterfront

The Departure of a Galley, from Views of the Port of Livorno

Stefano Della Bella, 1654

Etching of Clifford's Inn Hall with Gothic arched windows, a doorway, brick buildings, and two small figures in a courtyard.

Clifford's Inn Hall

Joseph Pennell, 1907

Pen-and-ink design drawing of a footed bowl with scrolled handles, labeled Bowl No. 7751, on aged paper.

Design for Bowl No. 7751

Tiffany and Company, 1883

Grey monochrome print of a sailing ship heeling in rough seas under a cloudy sky, with seabirds above the horizon.

The Phantom Ship

Théophile Narcisse Chauvel, c. 1870

Etching of an ornate clock tower arch in Rouen with a Gothic church spire visible through the passage.

Grosse Horloge, Rouen

Joseph Pennell, 1907

Technical side-elevation drawing of a footed compotier design with dimension notes and colored pencil markings on tan paper.

Design for Compotier No. 6873

Tiffany and Company, 1882/83

Oval painted initial showing two women at a red tomb under a starry sky, with a seated angel on the lid and pink scrollwork f

Two Marys Discover the Empty Tomb in a Historiated Initial “M”

Unknown artist, 1475/99

Night print of tall New York buildings on West Street, with a lit Gothic tower and dark cloudy sky, by Joseph Pennell.

The Cliffs of West Street

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Design drawing of a footed salt dish with handwritten notes, a Tiffany & Co. stamp, and orange marks on tan paper.

Design for Salt Dish No. 1700

Tiffany and Company, 1867/68

Etching of a child in a patterned kimono running past glowing goblin faces in a dark forest, holding a paper lantern.

Goblin Lanterns

Helen Hyde, 1906

Night etching of illuminated New York skyscrapers above a dark harbor with light reflecting on the water.

From Courtlandt Street Ferry

Joseph Pennell, 1908

Design drawing for a pitcher showing irises, dragonflies, reeds and fish over rippling water, with numbered annotations.

Hammering, Mounting and Engraving Design for Pitcher No. 5051

Tiffany and Company, 1878

Lithograph by Eugène Carrière showing a bowed head, a hand, and a shadowy figure against a dark tonal background.

Rodin Sculpting

Eugène Carrière, 1900

Etching of the Statue of Liberty in silhouette beside ship masts, with a New York skyline and bridge across the harbor under

Hail America

Joseph Pennell, 1908