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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Black chalk study on grey paper of a nude bearded man standing with hands pressed together in prayer.

Standing Christ (Study for a Baptism)

Attributed to Louis Boullogne, the younger, n.d.

Sketchbook I

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1883

Ink sketch of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and striped poncho, signed Arthur B. Davies, on a sketchbook page.

Sketchbook II

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1881

Pencil sketch of a girl in a large bonnet and full skirt, with an arm outstretched and handwritten inscription beside her.

Girl in Bonnet

Edward Henry Corbould, 1896

Man with a Large Bow Tie

Edward Henry Corbould, 1835/1905

Hand-coloured naval battle plan of Sinope harbor showing marked warships, depth lines, a compass rose and a French legend.

Plan of the Battle of Sinope

Charles Meryon, 1853

Hand-coloured print with handwritten text in a border of columns, flames, sun rays, and a tripod brazier.

Lunar Law, No. 1

Charles Meryon, 1856

Handwritten French receipt dated Paris, January 23, 1865, signed by printmaker Charles Meryon on ruled paper.

Receipt

Charles Meryon, January 23, 1865

Pencil sketch of a hillside with grazing cattle and sheep, diagonal fences, and rustic buildings along the ridge.

San Francisco, Study

Charles Meryon, 1855-56

Pencil sketch of a tall old building with steep roof, dormer windows and a chimney, drawn on pale paper.

Rue des Toiles, Bourges

Charles Meryon, 1853

Pale sheet with faint pencil and red chalk construction lines and sketchy architectural outlines across the surface.

Diagram

Charles Meryon, n.d.

Pencil study of riverside buildings and arches beneath loose hatched strokes on a pale sheet.

Study for Le Pont-au-Change (Pont-au-Change, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1854

Pencil sketch of two moored boats with masts beside an arch and distant buildings, on aged paper.

Study for an arch of Pont Notre-Dame, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1853

Pencil study of a tropical island shore with palm trees, wading figures, and a sailing ship on calm water.

Study

Charles Meryon, 1845

Pen and brown ink landscape with a classical temple on a hill, cattle and figures in the foreground, and trees framing the vi

Classical Landscape - Tivoli

Style of Claude Lorrain, 1636

Pen and ink sketch of a tall gothic belfry above gabled houses, with small figures in a street below.

The Flemish Belfry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a wooded pond bank with trees, shrubs, rocks and a cloudy sky.

Bank of a Pond

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape sketch of a rocky cliff, trees, a distant village, and small figures in the foreground.

Advance Guard

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape of figures bathing in a brook beneath trees, with rolling hills and clouds in the distance.

Bathers in a Brook

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen drawing of a veiled woman kneeling in prayer before a carved stone altar in a Gothic church interior.

Prayer

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of gabled wooden houses on stilts above a shore, with small figures and swirling clouds.

The Edge of the Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman with an infant and an armored guard in a landscape with a city and trees.

Rest with the Guard

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted soldier with a lance, flanked by smaller riders and a group of cavalry on tan paper.

Russian Cavalry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of four figures at a table with a cat, candlesticks, and a standing woman holding a bundle.

Alms to the Poor

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen drawing of a woman in a long gown holding a rosary, with a crucifix, a veiled figure, a man by a column, and a landscape.

Refuge in Prayer

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted rider on a prancing horse with turbaned companions and a spear, on tan paper.

Arab Horsemen

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a village by a river with horsemen on a path and a rowing boat with figures on the water.

Horsemen and Fishermen

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape drawing of trees, a palm, a village and distant mountains on warm buff paper.

Landscape on the West Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of mounted riders with lances galloping across sand, with a ship on the horizon.

Arabian Fantasy

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a country landscape with a thatched cottage, a leafless tree, a dirt path, and cattle under a cloudy s

Country Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.