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Art Institute of Chicago

24,213 works

Etching of a ruined castle on a cliff above grazing sheep, under a dramatic stormy sky with a distant sea.

Harlech, No. II

Francis Seymour Haden, May 11, 1880

Brown ink and wash drawing of an allegorical scene with a crowned seated woman, a kneeling man, and winged figures in clouds.

Allegory of Navigation

Jan Luyken, n.d.

Oval engraving of the Last Supper with Christ and apostles at a table, cherubs and scrollwork framing the scene.

Last Supper, from Passion of Christ

the Elder Jan Sadeler, 1575/1600

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad puppeteer holding two puppets beside a wooden box.

Puppeteer

Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1730

Young Woman Carrying Baby

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining river god with nymphs, a winged trumpeter overhead, and a sailing ship on the sea.

Study for Commerce or the Triumph of the Thames

Attributed to James Barry, 1767/80

Red chalk drawing of a seated draped woman turning her head while holding a large urn on her shoulder.

Draped Woman Holding Urn

François-Alexandre Verdier, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a robed female figure ascending with outstretched arm, surrounded by cherubs and clouds.

Assumption of the Virgin

After Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Engraved portrait of Sir William Beechey in a buttoned coat and cravat, with an easel and landscape painting beside him.

Sir William Beechey, R.A.

R. Cooper, June 11, 1814

Engraved print of a uniformed man and seated woman beside an infant's cradle in a neoclassical interior with a fireplace.

The Hope of Posterity: The Emperor, Empress, and King of Rome

Adrien Pierre Francois Godefroy, 1811/12

Red chalk study of the Madonna holding a sleeping Christ child, with a male saint leaning in beside her.

Madonna and Sleeping Christ Child with Male Saint

School of Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Head of Bearded Man

Style of Pietro Antonio Novelli, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a stone church with a square tower, Gothic window, thatched cottages and rolling hills beyond.

Eastdam Church near Eastbourn Sussex

William Roxby Beverley, Aug. 27, 1866

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated Madonna on clouds with a sketch of an angel's wing at lower right.

Madonna Seated on Clouds and Sketch of Angel's Wing

the Younger Michelle Corneille, c. 1660-1680

Pencil drawing of an angel rising above a flaming altar while two kneeling figures look up in a wooded landscape.

Sacrifice of Manoah

Possibly Michel Corneille, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a nude figure reaching down toward rocks, with a dark collector's stamp in the lower right corner.

Nude Figure Reaching Down Between Rocks

Attributed to William Blake, c. 1800

Ink and wash drawing of a falling winged figure with serpents above a horned beast and flames in a dark, smoky scene.

Descent to Hell

Possibly Henry Fuseli, n.d.

Graphite and white chalk drawing on green paper of the Virgin with the Christ Child and kneeling adorers in a nativity scene.

Adoration of the Shepherds

After Parmigianino, n.d.

Hand-colored Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono beside bamboo and a woven basket.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Minamoto no Yoshiie and Sodesaki Iseno I as Onoe no Mae in the play "Kaomise Junid…

Torii Kiyonobu II, c. 1726

Brown wash drawing of a woman raising a sword beside two children, with a winged serpent figure above in the clouds.

Medea Killing Her Children

Previously attributed to William Blake, 1777-1827

Brown ink and wash study of the Presentation of the Christ Child, with a bishop receiving the infant before an arched doorway

Study for the Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple

After Giuseppe Porta, called Giuseppe Salviati, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a garden with a stone balustrade, a fountain jet over a pool, and a large tree on the right.

Balustrade and Fountain, Saint Anne's Heath

Jabez Bligh, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude winged putto, Cupid, standing beside a tree with a bow and arrows at his feet.

Cupid Tied to a Tree

Attributed to Giorgio Picchi, 1570/99

Sepia wash drawing of David holding up Goliath's severed head above the fallen giant, with soldiers in the background.

David and Goliath

Henry Pierce Bone, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a frieze-like procession of classical figures, with a central armored warrior holding a shield.

Sarcophagus with Judgement of Paris

Attributed to Pierre Brebiette, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of witch-like figures with raised arms and wands on storm clouds, with a seated hooded figure in front.

Three Witches from MacBeth

Henry Pierce Bone, n.d.

Pencil drawing of old timber-framed shops on Bridge Street, Chester, with signs, figures and cobbled road.

Bridge St. Chester

Alexander Stuart Boyd, n.d.

Plaster Cast of Left Hand

Onorio Marinari, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Jerome, a bearded penitent seated on rocks beside a lion, with a crucifix and clouds.

Saint Jerome

Formerly attributed to Paolo de Matteis, n.d.

Pencil and chalk sketch of a cottage with steep roof beside a still canal, trees and a windmill in the distance.

Cottage on Edge of Canal

Henry Bright, c. 1840