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Art Institute of Chicago

24,198 works

Etching of a skeleton Death figure gripping a nobleman's arm as courtiers and a child watch beside a stone building.

The Duke and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etching of a seated woman in drapery leaning on a carved pedestal, with a peacock beside her.

Juno and the Peacock

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770

Etching of a fisherman in a rowboat on a calm river beneath tall trees, with cattle grazing on the far bank.

Fisherman in a Boat at the Riverside

Adolphe Appian, 1887

Black and white lithograph of a Norman coastal village with beached boats on muddy tidal flats under a cloudy sky.

Normandy

Eugène Isabey, 1831

T. Sturge Moore in a Cloak

Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1896

Profile of Head after a Cast (recto and verso)

Attributed to George Henry Harlow, n.d.

Drawing of a formal christening with clergy around a font, a seated woman in a tiara, and uniformed officers in an ornate hal

Christening of Edward VII

John Hayter, n.d.

Pencil sheet of caricature heads with exaggerated features, including a large central face and several smaller profiles.

Sketches of Caricature Heads (recto), and Various Small Figures (verso)

Attributed to George Woodward, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of two men firing rifles at fleeing reindeer beside a timber shelter, with gun smoke rising.

Siberian Exiles Shooting Wild Reindeer (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of mounted archers chasing and shooting deer across an open plain, with a fallen deer in the foreground.

Tartars Hunting Deer (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of hunters with torches and spears attacking seals in a rocky cavern.

Killing Seals in a Cavern by Torchlight (recto); Sketch of Hunters and Board (verso)

Attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of hunters firing rifles from rocks at a bear while dogs attack near water.

North American Bear Hunting (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Sepia drawing of seamen with rifles and poles attacking a polar bear among icebergs, with a dog nearby.

Seamen on the Whale Fishery Killing a Polar Bear (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Grey wash study of a standing leg and shoe on blue-grey paper with white highlights and a torn top edge.

Leg of Standing Figure (recto); Sketch of Shoes (verso)

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Grey wash drawing of the giant Polyphemus hurling a boulder, with nude Galatea on a sea creature and cherubs below.

Polyphemus Throwing Boulder at Acis, with Galatea (recto), and Pholyphemus Lifting Boulder (verso)

John William Taverner, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a river falling through a wooded valley with steep mountains and a small building in the foreground.

The Fall of the River Tumble (recto); View of Fastraly (verso)

Attributed to Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1797

Pencil study of a nude man kneeling on drapery, holding a tall staff, with white highlights on tan paper.

Nude Man Kneeling, Holding Staff (recto); Alpine Panorama (verso)

Thomas Uwins, n.d.

Max Beerbohm

Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1896

Chalk sketch sheet with a winged putto, studies of a child's legs and feet, and two hand studies.

Sketches of Putti (recto); Study for Ornament (verso)

Alfred George Stevens, 1837/75 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Pen and brown ink sketch of seated people at a table in an interior, with a faint pencil study of a standing woman above.

People at a Table (recto), and Study for Cottage Toilet (verso)

David Wilkie, c. 1825

Pencil sketch of a garden landscape with a tall tree, a winding road, and a building with arches among distant trees.

View of Wilson House and Gardens (recto); View of Wilson House and Gardens (verso)

Richard Wilson, 1760/69 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Grey wash landscape drawing of a cottage, trees, grazing cows and a woman walking on a path under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Woman and Cows (recto); Sketch of a Landscape (verso)

Richard Wilson, n.d.

Japanese print of an armored warrior with a snake at his feet, a ghostly woman above a dragon, and fireflies in a dark sky.

Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1840

Red chalk drawing of a sailing ship's stern and rigging with figures walking along a dock.

Dock Scene (recto); Two Sketches of Male Figures (verso)

Guillaume Courtois, 1660/64

Pen and brown wash drawing of three nude women in a forest, one holding a basket with an infant, c. 1577/78.

Cecrops' Daughters Uncover Erichthonius (recto); A Battle Scene (verso)

Probably after Anthonie van Montfoort Blocklandt, 1577/78 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Pencil drawing of a nude woman seated by a ledge with two bearded elders leaning toward her in a garden setting.

Susanna and the Elders (recto); Profile Head of Woman (verso)

After Annibale Carracci, c. 1602

Pencil sketch of a bearded armed soldier standing with a sword, flask and pouch, signed F. Huard in lower right.

Armed Soldier (recto); Fragment of an Armed Soldier (verso)

François Huard, n.d.

Charcoal study of a draped cloth with a hooded form and soft folds, shaded against a dark background.

Draped with Hooded Figure (recto); Two Sketches of Swans in Water (verso)

Possibly Anthony van Dyck, n.d.

Pen and ink study sheet with inverted figures, architectural outlines, and handwritten notes after Gerard de Lairesse.

Copies after Illustrations of Statues and Paintings (recto); Measurements for a Man's Skeleton (verso)

After Gerard de Lairesse, n.d.

Emaciated Horse (recto); Frontal View of a Horse (verso)

Charles Émile Jacque, n.d.