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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Lioness Roaring

Frederik Willem Zürcher, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a mounted preacher gesturing to a walled city as kneeling figures and armored knights with spears gath

Church of England

Edward Zier, c. 1875

Watercolor and graphite landscape of tall trees, a misty lake and mountains, with sunbeams breaking through clouds.

Scottish Landscape

Gustave Doré, 1873

Drawing of Mars in a chariot pulled by horses through clouds, with winged figures and reclining attendants around the edges.

Ceiling Design with Mars Driving His Chariot

Lattanzio Gambara, 1565/69

Grey wash drawing of rocky wilderness with monks in robes giving water to a woman and child beside a stream.

Two Monks giving Water to a Woman and Child in the Wilderness

Carlo Labruzzi, n.d.

Pen drawing of children crowding a kitchen table and oven, one in a chef's hat, with a steaming bowl and open oven door.

Too Many Cooks

Katherine May Roberts, 1900/13

Pen drawing of a girl at a table watching a woman in a long skirt carry a teacup in a cottage dining room.

A Country Mouse

Katherine May Roberts, n.d.

Pen drawing of a rider thrown near a broken fence while a man in a top hat on horseback watches hounds pursue across a field.

Hunting Scene: Horse and Thrown Rider

Francis Arthur Fraser, 1867/83

Pen and ink drawing of a horseback rider in a top hat facing a wooden gate where two children lean over the rail.

The Barrier is Closed

Francis Arthur Fraser, 1867/83

Grey-toned watercolor of a woman in a white gown and feathered hat entering a room where three men stand near a desk.

She Came In...Her Hands Full of the Violets Stuart Loved

Gertrude A. Steel, 19th century

Ink drawing of two men on a bench under a lamp post with a large umbrella; one in a top hat, one reading a newspaper.

Two Gentlemen Seated Under Lamp Post with Japanese Umbrella

S.F. Paynter, 1850/1911

Charcoal drawing of women praying in a Gothic church interior, one seated holding an infant, one kneeling on stone floor.

Women Praying in Church

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, 1875/1885

Pen and ink drawing of a horseman and horsewoman riding through a wooded park with bare trees.

Horseman and Horsewoman in Park

Francis Arthur Fraser, 1867/83

Pen and ink drawing of riders on horses with hunting dogs in an open field, with trees and birds in the background.

Riders and Dogs at Hunt

Francis Arthur Fraser, 1867/83

Pencil sketch of fortresses and a castle on rocky cliffs in mountainous Tyrol, with a small chapel on a distant peak.

Fortresses in Tyrol, near Mals (recto); Castle in Lenzburg (verso)

John Ruskin, 1839/1900

Pen and ink drawing of three riders on horseback with hounds in an open field, birds in the sky above.

Three Riders at a Hunt

Francis Arthur Fraser, 1867/83

Ink and watercolor drawing of two sunflowers with yellow petals in an orange vase, with dark outlines and leaves.

Sunflowers

Georges Lemmen, August 20, 1895

Pen and ink drawing of a woman and a man on horseback at a hunt, with other riders and trees in the background.

Man and Woman Riding Horses at Hunt

Francis Arthur Fraser, n.d.

Sepia ink and wash drawing of Venus clinging to Adonis, who holds a spear, with a cherub above in a rocky landscape.

Venus Trying to Retain Adonis

Attributed to Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Watercolor of a cathedral ceremony with a bishop, candle bearer, and richly dressed courtiers beneath gothic arches.

Ceremony in a Cathedral

possibly Louis Haghe, n.d.

Graphite and red chalk drawing of a woman with upturned eyes and a draped cloak, on tan paper.

Portrait of a Woman (Martha Hess)

Henry Fuseli, 1781

Sepia drawing of a landscape with a ruined arch, a tall tree, distant mountains, a small figure, and birds in the sky.

Landscape with Ruined Arch near Water, and Mountains in Distance

Style of Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Pencil and wash portrait drawing of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat and overcoat, on ochre-toned paper.

Portrait Bust of an Old Man Wearing Hat and Overcoat

Attributed to Jean Jacques de Boissieu, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of a woman in period dress playing a lute, with a separate study of the lute beside her.

Sketches of a Lute Player and Lute

Jan Anton Garemyn, 1756

Sepia wash drawing of a ruined stone tower and thatched cottage beside a stream, with trees and a distant figure.

Cottage and Ruined Tower near Stream

James Robertson, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of classical figures in drapery, with a seated man, a standing woman, and spears in the background.

Continence of Scipio

after Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a rocky pool with boulders on the right, trees and a fence on the left, and a wooded background.

Rocky Pool

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Watercolor of a church interior with tall columns, arched vaults, and small figures near a railing in the foreground.

Church Interior

Johannes Bosboom, n.d.

Orange woodcut print of an animal and carved swirling patterns, with a small pink shape at center, on cream paper.

Maoris and Animals

Paul Gauguin, 1896/97

Pencil and white-highlight sketch of Alhambra towers above arched colonnade, fountain, and houses with a seated figure.

Port of the Alhambra from the Dario

possibly Richard Ford, n.d.