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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor and curled wig, with drapery, helmet, book and heraldic cartouche.

Louis XIV

Robert Nanteuil, 1663

Etching of a stemmed wine glass on a rumpled cloth against a dark hatched background, by James McNeill Whistler.

The Wine Glass

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Mezzotint of a market scene with piled vegetables, two women trading at a stall, a horse and a cart wheel.

A Herb Market, from The Houghton Gallery

Richard Earlom, 1779

Woodblock print of figures warming by a fire beneath a waterfall and snowy cliffs, with a poem cartouche.

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga e…

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1835/36

Etching of an elderly woman in a bonnet and dark cloak standing against a pale background, by James McNeill Whistler.

La Mère Gérard

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Hand-colored engraving of a church interior with coffered dome, Corinthian columns, and a crowd of figures near the altar.

S. Philippe du Rouk, Paris

Jean François Janinet, n.d.

Mezzotint of Mary Magdalene kneeling in a rocky desert with a cross and skull beside her, dark craggy landscape behind.

Magdalen in the Desert

Attributed to Johann Joseph Freidhoff, c. 1800

Etching of a curving canal with an arched bridge, boats, figures, and old buildings lining the waterfront.

The Bridge, Santa Marta

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Oval colored print of an older bearded man in a white collar, gold chain and blue sash against a dark background.

Crillon

Jean François Janinet, n.d.

Persian manuscript page with Nasta'liq calligraphy in columns, framed by a painted border of flowers and birds.

Page from a manuscript in Nasta'liq with an illuminated border

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Pencil sketch of a stooped figure in long drapery leaning toward a table with small objects, on pale paper.

The Horoscope

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1889

Calligraphic panel of Nasta'liq script on cream cartouches over a gold ground with small painted flowers, framed in blue.

Poetry Fragment (Qit'a) written in Nasta'liq Script

Iran or India, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722)

Ukiyo-e print of three women on a veranda with a tea kettle and brazier, with a poem and signature in the upper right.

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1785

Pencil sketch of a park with trees, statues and figures including nursemaids and children on paths and benches.

Nursemaids: "Les Bonnes du Luxembourg"

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Woodblock print of a red macaw with blue tail perched on a pine branch, with green needles and vertical calligraphy.

Macaw on a pine branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835

Etching of Othello addressing Desdemona in a dim bedchamber, she seated on the bed and he standing with a raised hand.

Have you pray'd tonight, Desdemona?, plate twelve fom Othello

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Study

James McNeill Whistler, 1879

Engraving of God drawing Eve from the sleeping Adam beneath a large tree, with a deer in the background.

The Creation of Eve, plate one from Adam and Eve

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1540

Woodcut of two women embracing in the foreground, an old man with a staff at right, trees and a distant town behind.

The Visitation, from The Fall and Redemption of Man

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1513

Sketch of a tall wooden bridge on timber piers over water, with small figures walking along its railed deck.

The Tall Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1878

Woodcut of a crowded 16th-century tournament with armored knights on horseback clashing in a walled courtyard before spectato

The Tournament

Jost Amman, 1565

Lithograph of two dancers in dark dresses in the foreground, with spectators in hats watching from a balcony behind.

Dance at the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897

Sketch of a tall gabled house with red accents on tan paper, with small figures in the street below.

Red House, Paimpol

James McNeill Whistler, 1893

Chiaroscuro woodcut of a Roman soldier holding his hand over a flaming brazier before a seated ruler and armed attendants.

Mucius Scevola

Andrea Andreani, 1608

Engraved fan-shaped ornamental design with symmetrical scrollwork, winged figures, a bird, and foliage.

Ornamental design

Paul Flindt, n.d.

Sketch of a wooden footbridge on timber piers over a river, with figures on the railing and a small boat below.

Old Battersea Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/87

Red-toned engraved frontispiece with a seated woman, putti holding a palette, and an inscribed title tablet.

Frontispiece from Cipriani's "Rudiments of Drawing"

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1792

Etching of a horned cow lying down with a small calf resting in front of it against a shaded background.

Animal Piece

Adam von Bartsch, n.d.

Loose pencil-like sketch of Waterloo Bridge with stone arches, carriages on the embankment, and a distant city skyline.

Waterloo Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Engraving of the sacrifice of Iphigenia with a flaming altar, a priest, an eagle, a deer, and a classical city behind.

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1553