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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Grey wash drawing of soldiers storming a stone barricade, one man raising a sabre amid smoke and a street lamp.

Scene from the Suppression of the Paris Commune in May, 1871

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, c. 1871

Red chalk drawing of seated Ceres with a laurel wreath and sheaf of grain, reaching toward a putto beside a tree.

Ceres

Jan Wandelaar, 1752

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a ceremonial scene with a mitred priest at an altar surrounded by robed figures.

Marriage of the Virgin

Follower of Parmigianino

Grey wash drawing of an older man in draped robes pulling away from a kneeling woman clinging to his arm.

The Departure of Marcus Attilius Regulus for Carthage

Jacques-Louis David, 1785/86

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman grasping a man in a cloak beside tall trees and distant hills.

Joseph and Patiphar's Wife

Benjamin West, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch on salmon paper of a reclining figure on a bed beside vertical hatched curtains in an interior.

Girl Reading in Bed

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1882

Pencil sketch of a uniformed soldier in a shako hat holding a lance, standing on cream paper.

Soldier with Lance

James McNeill Whistler, 1854/55

Pen and ink sketch of a helmeted policeman confronting a top-hatted citizen, both standing on pale paper.

Policeman and Citizen

James McNeill Whistler, 1854/55

Ink sketch of a standing gendarme in a tall helmet and dark cloak, with a sabre at his side, labelled Gendarme.

Gendarme

James McNeill Whistler, 1854/55

Pen and ink sketch of a standing lancer in uniform and shako helmet, holding a long lance with a pennant.

Lancer

James McNeill Whistler, 1854/55

Pencil sketch of the Peacock Room with three tall panels of peacocks above and a loose peacock drawing below.

Sketch of the Peacock Room

James McNeill Whistler, 1898

Loose charcoal and chalk sketch of a standing nude woman with one hand on her hip, on brown paper.

A Nude Figure

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1878

Charcoal sketch on brown paper of a draped woman in a turban leaning on a table, by James McNeill Whistler.

Draped Model

James McNeill Whistler, 1866/69

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a hat and long dress, hands in lap, on tan paper.

At the Piano

James McNeill Whistler, 1873/75

Pen and wash drawing of muscular armored giants climbing a rocky cliff, with a nude figure at center and a seated figure abov

Titans Storming Mount Olympus

Henry Fuseli, c. 1770-72

Brown watercolor of a banquet hall with seated diners, musicians, servants and a central fountain under a patterned ceiling.

Oriental Banquet Scene

Jean-Baptiste Hilair, 1795/96

Pen and ink sketch of a man leaning toward a seated woman in a wide hat, set in a garden with trees and a wall.

Perspective

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted officer on a horse facing rows of soldiers, with a humorous handwritten caption below.

A Military Inspection

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and ink sketch of an elderly man in a cap and clogs seated on a bench, holding a tall wooden staff.

Man Seated, Holding Staff in Left Hand

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, 1860/69

Pen sketch of a crowded lifeboat of women rowing toward shore, with figures gesturing from rocks on the left and a steeple in

Life Boat Full of Women

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, n.d.

Seated Man in Tunic

Charles Samuel Keene, 1860/69

Pen and brown wash sketch of four men in an interior, one seated and one standing figure raising a hand.

Officer and Orderly

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen drawing of a grinning clown balancing on a pole in front of large decorative letters spelling a title.

Study for Title Page from Punch, Volume 81

Charles Samuel Keene, 1881

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling man presenting a book to a crowned woman in a royal robe, with onlookers and banners.

A Deputation from the Whitefriars

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and ink study of a smiling man in a top hat seated among piles of hats under the Punch Volume 90 masthead.

Study for Punch, Volume 90

Charles Samuel Keene, 1886

Pen and wash drawing of two seated men with their backs turned and a standing man in a room with a window.

Nil Nisi Bonum

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Ink sketch of costumed figures on a stage with drapery, a seated jester holding a prop, and a small dog.

Study for Title Page, from Punch, Volume 55

Charles Samuel Keene, 1868

Pen and ink sketch of a top-hatted gentleman speaking to a butcher in a shop, with a boy holding a basket beside them.

Gent in Tall Hat Addressing Butcher

Charles Samuel Keene, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of men in top hats in a club interior, one dozing in an armchair and another standing in a doorway.

At the Club

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen drawing of a crowned, bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe gesturing to a seated audience of men in top hats.

Lord Salisbury Addressing a Meeting

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91