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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Lithograph of a chaotic street massacre with turbaned figures, raised weapons, and bodies lying on the ground.

Massacre of the English by Revolting Hindus

Gustave Doré, 1857

Ink and wash drawing of a classical sacrifice scene with soldiers, a robed priestess on steps, and a winged figure above.

Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Philippe Joseph Tassaert, 1766

Pen and brown ink drawing of a battle between centaurs and armored warriors on rearing horses, with fallen figures below.

Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs

Antonio Tempesta, c. 1600

Pen and wash drawing of a heavenly glorification with saints on clouds, a banner, and angels above.

Glorification of Saint

probably after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Lithograph of a farrier shoeing a dark harnessed horse in a stable, with other horses in wooden stalls behind.

A French Farrier, plate 12 from Various Subjects Drawn from Life on Stone

Théodore Géricault, 1821

Side View of Man o' War

Willem van de Velde the Elder, n.d.

Brown-toned print of a rider in a top hat leading two saddled horses past a stone wall and pillar.

Two Horses Walked by a Jockey

Théodore Géricault, 1822

Sepia wash drawing of a ruined classical temple with Corinthian columns, an arched doorway, and fallen stones in the foregrou

Temple at Tivoli

Jacob van der Ulft

Etching of a standing man in a top hat and dark cloak with a bottle on the ground beside him.

The Absinthe Drinker

Édouard Manet, 1867-68 or 1874

Monochrome drawing of a massive gnarled old tree with sprawling branches, two small figures in a boat beneath it, in a forest

Old Tree in the Billah - Sherwood Forest

John Rawson Walker, n.d.

Monochrome drawing of a ruined castle on a rocky shore under stormy clouds, with waves crashing and birds flying overhead.

Ruined Castle by the Sea

John Rawson Walker, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of crowded riverside with boats, fishermen, and figures outside the Salutation Inn.

Outside the Salutation Inn, Greenwich

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1800

Daumier lithograph of a distressed man with a cane and chained ball by a harbor sign reading Angleterre, with ships behind.

“All is lost - save the cashbox”

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur carrying off a figure, with wings and a flowing drapery, on a pale sheet.

Rape of Deianira

After Luca Cambiaso, after c. 1575

Lithograph of an older man reading beside a woman, both with feet in water under a tree, from Daumier's Croquis d'été.

An interesting and refreshing reading, plate 3 from Croquis D'été

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Lithograph of two women in striped and checked bathing costumes walking on a beach with a child, bathers in the distance.

“- Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone…

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Lithograph of anxious dogs gazing up at an elderly man in a window beneath a Société Protectrice des Animaux sign.

The Dogs are Again Falling in Despair After Having Heard that There Will Be a New Dog Licence Tax After All, plate 17…

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Daumier lithograph of two men with cudgels in Naples, a volcano smoking behind a city, with satirical French caption below.

The Commission of Bastonnades During Their Delicate Job. “- It took a while to convince this one to yell: "LONG LIVE…

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Daumier lithograph of two seated men in a studio, one smoking a pipe, beside an easel marked REFUSÉ and framed paintings.

View Taken in a Studio a Few Ways before the Opening of the Exhibition, plate 3 from L'exposition Universelle

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Lithograph of a woman in a wide crinoline skirt caught in a turnstile, with a man in a top hat behind her and a crowd in the

The Turnstile. A new machine invented by the enemy of crinoline petticoats, plate 15 from L'exposition Universelle

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Daumier lithograph: a man in a top hat and a woman in a bonnet at a buffet stall under a glass-roofed hall.

“- Tell me, my good man, is this the buffet?... it looks quite appetizing to me, I wouldn't mind having something....…

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Lithograph of a man in a top hat leading a child through heavy rain while a woman in a cloak follows behind.

A country excursion during the beautiful month of May. “- Courage... Adelaïde it's just another league to go,” plate…

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Engraved horizontal panel of curling leaf ornament with a standing putto at the right edge against a crosshatched ground.

A Double Scroll of Leaf Ornament with a Putto Standing at the Right

Heinrich Aldegrever, c. 1532

Daumier lithograph of two men in a cellar of barrels, one holding a bucket and the other pouring from a jug, with French capt

In Bercy. “We are doing everything to avoid that the river Seine overflows... and there are still people who are ques…

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Engraving of two peasant couples: one dancing, the other with a drunk man vomiting while a woman supports him.

November and December, plate 6 from The Peasants' Feast, or The Twelve Months

Sebald Beham, 1546

Lithograph of two horticulturists with lanterns sneaking through a dark garden at night toward a cactus, with a third figure

Horticulturists of Nanterre tiptoeing at midnight towards the cactus grandiflorus in order to surprise it in its blos…

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, Mary, Saint John, a kneeling woman, and a skull at the base.

Crucifixion

Georg Pencz, 1547

Lithograph of Paris street littered with falling share certificates while a man on a balcony looks on.

View Taken of the Streets of Paris after the Performance of the Famous Moralistic Comedy "La Bourse,” plate 330 from…

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Engraved frontispiece portrait of Christopher Columbus in an oval medallion surrounded by floral and animal ornament.

Christopher Columbus, frontispiece from volume 5 of Theodor de Bry's America

Attributed to Johann Theodor de Bry, 1595

Daumier lithograph of a stooped man beside dead fish on a riverbank, with a top hat and bare trees behind him.

Mr. Coste noticing that the fish he took out of the water in order to analyse their state of health, end up feeling n…

Honoré Daumier, 1857