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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Pencil drawing of a ruined country church with a bell tower, tiled roof, gothic doorway, and wooden supports among bushes.

Country Church in Ruins

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Pencil drawing of two women in headscarves, one pouring water from a ewer over the other's hands held above a basin.

Washing of Hands

Frank Stone, n.d.

Pencil sketch of four young women, one standing and three seated, with a dog lying in the foreground.

Four Young Women

Frank Stone, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a boar hunt with an armored hunter, hounds, horsemen, and a reclining woman in a wooded landscape.

Scene from Cymbeline

Samuel John Stump, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of an angel restraining a bearded man above a figure on an altar, with a landscape behind.

Sacrifice of Abraham

Attributed to Jan Andrea Lievens, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of Moses with stone tablets, surrounded by angels and cherubs in clouds beneath a dove.

Moses and the Tables of Law

James Thornhill, n.d.

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a rider on a horse and a rearing horse being handled by two men, one wearing a plumed hat.

Riding School

Possibly after Pieter van Laer, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a draped standing woman figure on a pedestal, study for a statue, with red chalk accents.

Project for a Statue: Woman Holding Book with Right Hand

John Michael Rysbrack, 1700s

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures beside a ship's mast, with a banner reading Securitas Publica overhead.

Securitas Publica

James Thornhill, 1718/25

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded sea god's face with flowing beard, wheat stalks and shells in an ornamental panel.

Head of Neptune

James Barry, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man with a globe, a seated woman, a child and a dog before classical columns and trees.

Portrait of a Geographer, Wife, and Child

James Thornhill, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a figure on a road beside a gabled house, willow tree, canal, rowboat and bridge.

Figure on Road by House and Canal

Imitator of Jacob Henricus Maris, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of bearded travelers in turbans with laden pack animals and a young boy in the foreground.

Joseph and His Brothers in Egypt

Pieter Pietersz Lasman, n.d.

Brown ink and wash sketch of classical figures and winged attendants ascending through clouds in a deification scene.

Deifying of Horofilia

James Thornhill, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man in a curled wig turning toward the viewer, with a wine glass on a table.

Sir J. Thorndale

James Thornhill, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated man in a wig holding a wine glass, beside an upholstered chair and curtain.

Edmond Nicholas

James Thornhill, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a tree-lined road on a hill with small walking figures and a distant city with church spires.

View of City from Road on Hill

Jan Looten, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a preacher raising his arm from a pulpit before a seated congregation in an arched church interior.

Man Preaching to Congregation

Jan Luyken, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated man in a curled wig holding a wine glass, with a monogram at lower left.

Grinling Gibbons

James Thornhill, n.d.

Red chalk drawing in an oval of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace, lace collar and draped cloak.

Portrait of a Woman

Possibly after Gabriel Metsu, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne with figures on clouds, cherubs and a flying putto in a sketched frame.

Bacchus and Ariadne

James Thornhill, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a classical statue of Pallas Athene with helmet, spear and shield on a tiered pedestal.

Statue of Pallas Athene

Possibly Jan van Nost, the younger, n.d.

Pen and wash design drawing of a painted wall with Neptune and Amphitrite on a sea chariot between two niche statues and colu

Neptune and Amphitrite Flanked by Jupiter and Juno: Design for Painted Hall or Garden Bench

James Thornhill, n.d.

Brown ink and wash design drawing of a funerary monument with allegorical figures, a portrait medallion, flags, and an inscri

Design for an Unexecuted Funerary Monument for the First Duke of Marlborough

John Michael Rysbrack, n.d.

Pen and wash design for stage scenery with classical columns, a globe held by a kneeling atlas figure, and a chariot with hor

Design for Stage Scenery (Hampton Court) with Mythological Figures

James Thornhill, 1695/1734

Sketches of Figures and Heads

Pieter de Molijn, n.d.

Pen and wash design for a wall decoration with Corinthian columns, a wooded scene of figures, and cherubs in a lower frieze.

Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius

James Thornhill, 1695/1734

Red chalk drawing of intertwined nude figures draped over a rounded form, shaded in soft red tones on cream paper.

Allegory of Lust

Attributed to Daniel Mytens, the elder, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of five sketched groups of revelers with donkeys in a bacchanalian procession, arranged on one sheet.

Five Sketches for the Triumph of Silenus

James Thornhill, n.d.

Blue lithograph sheet music cover showing three robed riders on horseback with a banner, titled Les Rois Mages.

The Three Wise Men

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895