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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Etching of a satyr and a dancing nymph holding an urn, with a child, in an ivy-framed garden niche.

Satyrs Dancing from Bacchanales, or Satyrs' Games

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Woodcut of figures lowering a body from the cross with ladders, kneeling mourners and a landscape behind.

The Descent from the Cross, from The Fall and Redemption of Man

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1513

Engraving of a unicorn at a water source surrounded by lions, deer, a boar, and a peacock in a landscape with a column.

The Unicorn Purifying a Source

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Oval lithograph of a young woman with curly dark hair, ruffled collar and pendant necklace, shaded in soft stipple.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Sauveur J. Legros, n.d.

Hand-colored print of jockeys preparing horses at a racecourse, with crowds, tents, a watchtower and rolling hills behind.

Preparing to Start

Thomas Rowlandson, 1811

Etching of riverbank houses and tall trees beside the Somme, with rowing boats and figures in the foreground water.

Banks of the Somme at Amiens

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1907

Black and white print of a bald man holding his hat as a bearded man peers at him through glasses in an arched hall.

At the Universal Exhibition: Security check at the entrance: the bald need to lift their hats, and the short-sighted…

Charles Maurand, 1867, printed 1920

Misty nocturne of a river with factory chimneys and a domed building, and a small boat with a figure in the foreground.

Nocturne

James McNeill Whistler, 1878

Etching of a ragged peasant in a fur cap standing with hands behind his back and a stick beside him.

Ragged Peasant with His Hands behind Him, Holding a Stick

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630

Etching of an elderly woman sleeping, wearing a plumed cap and fur-trimmed robe, with a hand near her face.

Old Woman Sleeping

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1636

Etching of London Bridge with its stone arch, moored rowboats, a steamship, and figures on the river and bridge.

London Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1877

Dark etching of shepherds gathered by lantern light around a child in a nighttime stable scene.

The Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1657

Etching of an old man in a dark cap and fur collar, one hand raised to shade his eyes, with loose sketched lines around him.

Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1639

Etching of Christ crowned with thorns before a seated Pilate on a dais, surrounded by soldiers, spears and a crowd in an arch

Christ Before Pilate: Large Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635

Engraving of shepherds resting under an oak with sheep, beside a hilltop town and distant mountains.

Shepherds in a Landscape

Giulio Campagnola, c. 1517

Etching of a harbor with a large round tower, tall ships, rowboats, and figures working on the shore.

Harbor with a Large Tower

Claude Lorrain, c. 1641

Etching of a woman mustard seller at a counter in a stone archway, with a young girl standing before her.

The Mustard Seller (The Mustard Seller)

James McNeill Whistler, 1858

Hand-colored caricature of figures wading ashore at Boulogne, some carried piggyback, with a boat and onlookers at right.

The Landing of Sir John Bull & His Family, at Boulogne sur mer

James Gillray, published May 31, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of men eating sauerkraut at a crowded dining table, with a dog and cat on the floor.

Germans Eating Sour-Krout

James Gillray, published May 7, 1803

Lithograph of a caricatured standing man in uniform with a star medal, holding a hat and sword, by Daumier, 1835.

Mr. Choiseul, (called le Duc), plate 502

Honoré Daumier, 1835

Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers with helmets, spears and shields, with a kneeling figure and a sword in the foreground.

Armed Soldiers After Battle

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Lithograph of a crowded interior with soldiers, an old man in a long coat, and children gathered around a fireplace.

It's a Pole

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1832

Portrait of J.J. Guiffrey

Charles Émile Jacque, 1866

Etching of a wood's edge with tall trees and shrubs under a cloudy sky, with an open grassy field in the foreground.

Edge of a Wood, under Cloudy Sky

Charles Émile Jacque, 1846

Woodcut of the risen Christ rising from a tomb with a banner while startled soldiers fall below and angels float above.

The Resurrection, from The Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1510, published 1511

Zodiac ("La Plume")

Alphonse Mucha, 1896-97

Engraving of a woman on a rearing horse crossing a river as women and children look on from the banks.

Cloelia Crossing the Tiber

Giulio Bonasone, c. 1540

Lithograph of the Gros Horloge clock tower with a Gothic spire, half-timbered houses, and market figures on a cobbled street.

Great Clock Tower

Richard Parkes Bonington, n.d.

Etching of a rural road past a thatched cottage, rolling wooded hills, and a twisted tree, with two small figures walking.

The Cornfield (Rembrandt Manner)

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1764

Pencil sketches on cream paper: a street of tall houses with figures on the right and a small interior scene on the left.

Two Trial Sketches: A. Grand Rue, Dieppe; B. An Interior

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1891, printed 1904