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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Engraving of a bearded saint with halo holding a cross and book beside a rock, drawn in fine hatched lines on pale paper.

Saint Philip Neri with Cross and Book

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1826

Etching of a hooded figure kneeling in prayer beside a wooden cross and a stone pedestal, with heavy draped robes.

Kneeling Pilgrim with Cross and Book

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1826

Portrait of Edward Savage

Max Rosenthal, 1899

Lithograph of the leaning Asinelli and Garisenda towers over a Bologna square with women under parasols and pedestrians.

Bologna: The Asinelli and Garisenda towers, plate 40 from Italie Monumentale et Pittoresque

Isidore Laurent Deroy, c. 1848

Lithograph of a basilica interior with columns, arches, timber roof trusses and small figures on the stone floor.

Interior of the Basilica of Munich, plate 70 from Allemagne Monumentale et Pittoresque

Adrien Dauzats, 1844

Etching of a standing young woman in a long skirt and puffed sleeves, hands clasped at her waist, against a pale background.

Fumette, Standing

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a seated man in a long coat, turned toward the viewer, against a dark hatched background.

Axenfeld

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Etching of a standing woman wrapped in a draped shawl with a headscarf, set against loose cross-hatched shading.

Draped Model

James McNeill Whistler, 1873/74

Etched portrait of a man in a cap and long cloak holding a tool, with loose hatched lines around him.

J. Becquet, Sculptor

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Dark etching of a night scene with glowing windows on a building facade and a radiating street lamp below.

The Dance House: Nocturne

James McNeill Whistler, 1889

Etching of Venetian lagoon with moored sailing boats, a domed church on the skyline, and hatched clouds above the water.

The Steamboat, Venice

James McNeill Whistler, 1879/80

Engraving of a man with a furious, screaming expression and wild curly hair, framed by swirling drapery.

Evil

William Sharp, 1816

Engraving of the Holy Family: Virgin with the Christ child, Saint Joseph, an elderly woman, and angels in a dim interior.

Holy Family of Jesus Christ

Gerard Edelinck, n.d.

Engraving of a colonnaded hall with soldiers leading a woman past a seated queen beneath a draped curtain.

Frontispiece for Athalie, Act V, Scene VI, from Racine's Oeuvres

Jean Jacques Flipart, 1760-1767

Mezzotint of Democritus and Protagoras: standing bearded man, seated youth, kneeling figure binding sticks, large pine under

Democritus and Protagoras

William Pether, 1778

Engraving of St. Charles Borromeo kneeling before a crucifix, with clergy and torchbearers behind him in a draped room.

St. Charles Borromée

Gerard Edelinck, n.d.

Etching of a seated man by a woodstove, with women ironing and children among hanging laundry in a room.

Plate from l'Assommoir (women ironing, man seated before a woodstove)

Gaston La Touche, 1879

Etching of a hilltop town with a cathedral and statue on a rock, a river valley with bridges, and a dark pinnacle in the fore

Most Picturesque Place in the World

Joseph Pennell, 1894

Pastel portrait of a sleeping young woman with blue flowers in her hair, resting on teal fabric.

Sleeping Girl

Pietro Rotari, c. 1750

Black-and-white print of a skeleton in a sombrero and striped serape holding a bottle labeled Agua de Pardal.

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

José Guadalupe Posada, printed 1944

Engraved oval portrait of Charles le Brun in long curled wig and cloak, framed by a draped curtain and inscriptions.

Charles le Brun

Gerard Edelinck, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe and skullcap, with Latin inscriptions around the frame

Stephanus Crachtius

Theodor Matham, c. 1653

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent coiled around its trunk, after Raphael, 1813.

Adam and Eve

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm von Müller, 1813

Engraved portrait of a standing monk in a pale habit and dark cloak, holding a cane, with keys at his waist, beside a door.

Frère Blaise Feuillan

Benoît Audran II, c. 1715-1735

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a cap and loose dress, hands folded, with shaded background, by Whistler.

Figure Study in Colors

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Pencil sketch of an entrance gate with a tall tower, arched passage, trees, and small figures on pale paper.

Entrance Gate

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Loose pen sketch of a narrow old court with tall buildings, a chimney, and small figures near an archway.

Little Court, Cloth Fair

James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Sketch of a shop front with a large window, a hanging lantern, and several figures including children on the street.

Drury Lane Rags

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Sketch of a columned stone doorway and courtyard with small walking figures, by James McNeill Whistler, 1888.

Courtyard, Chelsea Hospital

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Pencil sketch of two farriers working on a horse in a dim workshop, one bending at its leg, one standing beside it.

The Farriers

James McNeill Whistler, 1888