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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Hand-coloured caricature of a shopkeeper selling pistols and blunderbusses to an armed man in a blue coat, with a caption.

Young Ireland in Business for Himself

John Leech, 1850/59

Watercolor of red-coated riders and hounds chasing across a golden field past bare trees.

Fox Hunt

Henry Alken, n.d.

Watercolor of a fox hunt with red-coated riders, a pack of hounds, and bare trees on rolling hills.

Hallali

Attributed to Henry Alken, 1840/51

Pen and watercolor sketch of a woman, boy and groom in a stable with horses, one white horse saddled.

A Sketch from the Stand at Scarboro

John Leech, 1850/60

Colored pen drawing of men in a station with an insurance accidents poster, captioned Pleasant Prospect: A Day with the Stag.

Pleasant Prospect: A Day with the Stag

John Leech, n.d.

Watercolor caricature of a seated servant in livery cleaning a tall black boot in a kitchen, with a dish rack behind.

Pride Humbled or Jenkins is Compelled to Clean Masters

Attributed to John Leech, 1840/50

Watercolor of holidaymakers wading and clinging to posts as the tide rises, with a rowboat and sailboats on the sea.

Overtaken by the Tide-Margate

John Leech, 1840/50

Watercolor caricature of a stout butcher in a teal coat seated among hanging carcasses with 9d price tags and a newspaper.

Our Butcher

John Leech, c. 1840

Watercolor interior of a woman in a gown with two children, a girl beside her and a toddler gesturing from a sofa.

The Little Lecturer

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Two women kneel in a room coaxing a toddler in a white dress to walk toward them, with a toy on the floor.

Ladies Coaxing Baby to Walk

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a boy with a peel of bread at an oven while a woman holds a baby in a kitchen interior.

Boy Baking Bread

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a tousled boy seated on a stool eating fruit, with a table of fruit and glassware behind him

Boy Eating Fruit

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a top-hatted rider on a galloping horse across a grassy slope with trees at right.

Rider Reining in Horse

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Horseman

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a little girl offering food to a dog beneath a tree, with toys on the ground and hills behind.

Little Girl and Dog

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor street scene of two women and a girl before a hairdresser's shop with wig displays.

Two Ladies and Little Girl Before Hairdresser's Shop

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a seated woman with a child at a rustic table under tree branches, with toys and a book on the ground.

A Knight of the Round Table

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a boy running after a wooden cart with a child inside, the broken rope trailing and his hat flying.

The Broken Cart-Rope

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a family on a sandy beach beside a boat, with a dog swimming and sailboats on the calm sea.

Family on a Beach

Hablot Knight Browne, c. 1850

Sketch of a dancing woman and man in a crowded tavern, with seated patrons, tables, and bottles around them.

Irish Dance

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of two heart-headed lovers linked by telegraph wires to a face-shaped telegraph office.

Telegraphic Love

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a cherub holding a glowing red heart above water, with a submerged head below and verse lettering above

Rest Thee! Rest Thee! Wearied Heart!

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a lamplighter on a ladder beside a glowing street lamp with a smiling face, under the title Bright Have Thy You

Bright Have Thy Young Days Been!

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Winged cherub drafting at a table among tools and plans, with a dreamy skyline of spires above in pencil and watercolor.

Mr. Love, Architect

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor caricature of a drunken man leaning on a personified green pump beneath a glowing Old Tom spirits sign.

A Thirsty Soul

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a laborer in a red headscarf bowing before a woman in a cape, with stones and a pineapple finial behind

Terrestrial Adoration

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a woman in a pink gown scolding a bearded man in an elegant interior room.

A Lecture!

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Circular drawing of a girl with a tray offering a mug to a seated child in a shawl, in graphite and watercolor.

Girl Bringing Food to Poor Children

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor interior of a Tudor-style hall with stained glass, armor, a seated woman playing lute, and a small dog.

Room Leading to the Chapel, Knowle, Kent

Joseph Nash, 1869

Watercolor of a paneled great hall with strapwork ceiling, heraldic shields, and figures in period costume on a carpet.

The Hall, Levens, Westmoreland

Joseph Nash, n.d.