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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Pen and ink sketch of a mourning figure leaning over an urn beside a seated woman in classical drapery.

Sketch for a Funeral Monument

the Elder John Bacon, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a winged angel in flowing robes leading a small winged soul across clouds under beams of light.

Angel of Death with Soul

Attributed to Jacob Smies, 1824

Grey wash drawing of a horse-drawn chariot with a young couple in classical dress on a road beneath a tree.

Classical Scene with Young Couple in Chariot

Attributed to Jacob Smies, 1824

Pencil drawing of a spotted hunting dog on a wooded path beside a large tree, with pheasants and leafy shrubs in the foregrou

Hunting Dog in Woods

Attributed to James Barenger, the younger, n.d.

Engraving of a family interior with a mother and baby in a wicker cradle, a man speaking to a peddler carrying bundles.

Pathfinder Illustration

Jakob Ernst Marcus, n.d.

Grey chalk drawing of two harnessed horses pulling a canopied cart with a seated figure and large spoked wheel.

Huckster Cart

Thomas Barker, c. 1790

Sketch of a traveler with a bundled pack talking with a family beside a wicker cradle in a timber-beamed kitchen.

Traveler Talking with Family in Kitchen

Possibly Jacob Smies, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a scruffy boy seated gnawing on a bone, with handwritten caption 'The Boy at the Gnaw' and signature.

The Boy at the Gnaw

Frederick Barnard, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a farmhouse in the mountains with a tree and grazing cows in the foreground.

Farmhouse in the Mountains with Cows in Foreground

Attributed to Thomas Barker, c. 1790

Pen and ink drawing of a standing man in ruff collar and pleated breeches, holding a helmet beside a sword, with a curtain be

Portrait of a Nobleman in Armor

Pieter Soutman, n.d.

Brown wash sketch of a seated boy, half-length, head bowed and one hand raised, on cream paper.

Seated Boy, Half-Length

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Red chalk drawing of a man in a broad hat leaning on a staff, beside a fainter second sketch of the same figure.

Two Sketches of Standing Man Leaning on Staff

Possibly Jan Steen, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a young boy with lowered head turned sideways, shown half-length on cream paper.

Boy Turning Sideways, Half-Length

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of two horses, a reclining horse, a goat and a standing man beside a tree.

Horses, Goat and a Man

Dirk Stoop, n.d.

Brown wash sketch of a seated boy in a ruffled jacket, looking sideways while resting on a wooden stool.

Seated Boy, Looking Sideways

Thomas Jones Barker, c. 1830

Brown watercolor drawing of a seated king gesturing to a woman in a white robe beside a basket, with onlookers in a columned

Scene from 'A Winter's Tale'

Charles Robert Leslie, n.d.

Sepia wash sketch of a woman in a pale garment bending beside a dark stove in a shadowed interior.

Woman Near Stove

James Ward, 1819

Pencil study of three hands in different poses, one holding paper and one gripping a pen, on grey paper.

Study of Hands

Charles Lucy, c. 1858

White chalk drawing of a reclining ox with long curved horns resting on grass against a brown toned background.

Herefordshire Fat Ox

James Ward, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a hand gripping a rolled paper scroll against a dark shaded background.

Hand Holding Roll of Papers

Charles Lucy, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Roman arched ruins overgrown with trees, with two figures and a distant tower in the landscape.

Landscape with Roman Ruins

Andrew Wilson, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a dim wooden interior with a bench and a window casting light across the planks.

Background Study

Attributed to Sir David Wilkie, 1840/50

Pencil sketch of an arched door under an ornate carved pediment, with a sleeping figure on steps at lower left.

In the Town Hall

Attributed to Daniel Maclise, n.d.

Faint pencil sketch of a fortress with towers on a hill, drawn on blue-grey paper with a small stamp in the corner.

Sketch of Fortress on Hill

Attributed to Richard Wilson, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of two costumed figures, one in a turban and one in a plumed helmet, standing in a dense forest clearing.

Scene from Opera

Attributed to John Martin, n.d.

Pencil landscape drawing with tall trees on the left, a small figure on a path, and a distant hilltop castle.

Arcadian Landscape

Possibly Sir George Howland Beaumont, 1805

Pencil sketch of a man in a bowler hat performing a three card trick over an open umbrella.

Three Card Trick, Epsom

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pencil sketch of an umbrella pine on the left with a open landscape, low buildings and shrubs stretching to the right.

Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pine in Foreground

Richard Wilson, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a slouching man in a top hat and long overcoat, with handwritten dialect caption above.

The Modern Troubadour

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a grotesque mask rocaille fountain in rockwork with foliage, beside a pediment and balustrade.

'Il Mascherone,' a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese

Richard Wilson, c. 1754