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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Watercolor of a long hall with rows of uniformed students writing at wooden desks while a master stands at a lectern.

Writing School, Christ's Hospital

Frederick Mackenzie, n.d.

Watercolor of a long dining hall with rows of boys in blue uniforms at tables, a large painting on the left wall.

Hall of Christ's Hospital

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1815

Watercolor sketch of villagers dancing outside a thatched cottage while a fiddler plays and onlookers watch.

Study for Dr. Syntax and Rural Sports

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1812

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic hall with seated men in wigs at a table, a tumbling figure on stairs, and wine bottles in the f

Study for Dr. Syntax Entertained at College

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1828

Watercolor of men drinking in a vaulted wine cellar among large casks, one man helped up a staircase by another.

Study for Dr. Syntax made Free of the Cellar

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1812

Ink and wash drawing of three putti in an oval frame, one holding a sword and another a shield, with armor below.

Putti with Shield and Sword

Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of three women in period dress, one holding a bow, beside an archery target in a landscape.

Ladies at Archery

William McTaggart, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing speaker addressing seated men around a long table in an interior room.

The Assembly of the Gifted: Mr.Bullock Addresses His Friends

George Cruikshank, 1843

Pen and watercolor drawing of a Quakers' meeting hall with seated congregation on benches and spectators in an upper gallery.

Quakers' Meeting

Thomas Rowlandson, 1808/10

Caricature drawing of exaggerated men in top hats in a park, with a banner reading Long Live Punch.

Great Holiday in Mr. Punch's Park

John Leech, 1840/49

Pen and watercolor caricature of a stout man in a top hat leading a horse uphill past riders on the Brighton downs.

Mr. Briggs Goes Out with the Brighton Harriers

John Leech, 1850/59

Pen and watercolor drawing of umbrella-carrying figures walking past a garlanded maypole in the rain, with bare trees.

Oh! The Merry, Merry Month of May!!!

John Leech, 1850/59

Pen and watercolor caricature of a seated tailor fitting a row of soldiers in orange tunics with white trousers.

An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers

John Leech, 1840/50

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a pink gown with men and a seated woman, two boys at right, caption below.

Juvenile: I say Charley, that's a jeuced fine girl

John Leech, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of an omnibus conductor calling to a woman in a bonnet and green skirt on a city street.

Conducter, 'Now Marm! Wait-Chapel or Mile Hend-only a

Attributed to John Leech, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of a grey horse kicking in a stable yard while grooms and top-hatted gentlemen watch.

Just Up to Your Weight

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman and a man in red riding coat galloping across a green field with a hound, under a cloudy sky.

Having All the Fun to Themselves

Hablot Knight Browne, c. 1870

Watercolor of a man and woman jumping a hedge on horseback, with hounds and a fallen rider on the grass below.

Well, This is a New Way of Taking a Fence-She Doesn't Seem to Take Offence Anyhow

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman on a chestnut horse galloping past a man in a pink coat jumping a hedge, with a hound running below.

This Way Uncle

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a rider in a red coat leaping a grey horse over a ditch while two men hide in bushes nearby.

No Admittance Except on Business

Hablot Knight Browne, c. 1870

Sir James Stuart of Coltness

Richard Dighton, 1833/38

Boy in an Eton Collar

Richard Dighton, n.d.

Lord William Pawlett

Richard Dighton, n.d.

Equestrian Portrait of Lord Simpson

Joshua Dighton, n.d.

Portrait of Man in Black Coat and Blue and White Cravat

Richard Dighton, 1835/40

Watercolor of red-coated riders on horseback with hounds, one horse leaping a stream beside bare trees.

Mounted Hunters with Dogs

Attributed to Henry Alken, 1830/40

Watercolor of a red stagecoach pulled by four galloping spotted horses, with passengers on the roof and a post horn player.

The Dover Express

Charles B. Newhouse, 1832

Watercolor of a rider on a rearing horse shying from a woman in a red cloak and a dog on a dirt path.

Horse with Rider Shying Away From Woman with Dog

Hablot Knight Browne, c. 1860

Watercolor of a hunter aiming a gun at ducks while a spaniel leaps into a river beside reeds and trees.

Hunter with Retriever

Samuel Howett, n.d.

Equestrian Portrait of Man in Profile

Richard Dighton, n.d.