Gray Wash Collection

Christ Cross Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Saint John
Christ on the Cross with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Saint John; Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596 - 1669); Italy; about 1661; Pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk

Satan Surveying the Fallen Angels, 1833. Creator: George Romney
Satan Surveying the Fallen Angels, 1833. Satan, an angel who rebelled against God and was therefore expelled from Heaven, sits wrapped in his wings after his fall from grace.

Landscape (after Paul Bril). Creator: Herman van Swanevelt
Landscape (after Paul Bril)

Market Scene with a Fantastic Sculpture, 1797/1798. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Market Scene with a Fantastic Sculpture, 1797/1798

The Arts and Powers Pay Homage to Emperor Charles VI, 1732. Creator: Johann Evangelist Holzer
The Arts and Powers Pay Homage to Emperor Charles VI, 1732

The Hudson at Nyack, 1858. Creator: John Henry Hill
The Hudson at Nyack, 1858

The Laying Out of Christ. Creator: George Hayter
The Laying Out of Christ

Shipwreck in Storm. Creator: William Hart
Shipwreck in Storm

The Fortress of San Andrea from the Lagoon, 1780s. Creator: Francesco Guardi
The Fortress of San Andrea from the Lagoon, 1780s

An Elegant Couple, a Gooseboy, and a Gentleman [recto], c. 1780. Creator: Francesco Guardi
An Elegant Couple, a Gooseboy, and a Gentleman [recto], c. 1780

A Capriccio of Ruins by the Lagoon. Creator: Francesco Guardi
A Capriccio of Ruins by the Lagoon

Two Elegant Couples [verso], c. 1780. Creator: Francesco Guardi
Two Elegant Couples [verso], c. 1780

High Street at the Manor House, Marylebone, 1772. Creator: Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
High Street at the Manor House, Marylebone, 1772

A Peasant Woman, c. 1770. Creator: Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
A Peasant Woman, c. 1770

Clemens Brentano, 1837. Creator: Ludwig Emil Grimm
Clemens Brentano, 1837

Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Burning Troy, c. 1733. Creator: Gaspare Diziani
Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Burning Troy, c. 1733

Supper at Emmaus. Creator: Abraham Jansz van Diepenbeeck
Supper at Emmaus

Madonna and Child with Rosary and Saint. Creator: Abraham Jansz van Diepenbeeck
Madonna and Child with Rosary and Saint

Three Inscription Fields. Creator: John Flaxman
Three Inscription Fields

Design for a Monument. Creator: John Flaxman
Design for a Monument

Antique Head with a Helmet. Creator: John Flaxman
Antique Head with a Helmet

Antique Bearded Head. Creator: John Flaxman
Antique Bearded Head

Timotheus Playing the Lyre before Alexander and Thaïs in the Hall of the Palace... c. 1820. Creator: Pietro Fancelli
Timotheus Playing the Lyre before Alexander and Thais in the Hall of the Palace at Persepolis, c. 1820

The Holy Family in the Carpenter's Shop, c. 1755. Creator: Charles Eisen
The Holy Family in the Carpenter's Shop, c. 1755

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, c. 1618. Creator: Anthony van Dyck
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, c. 1618

George Mills, 1792. Creator: John Downman
George Mills, 1792

A Dramatic Scene with a Fainting Woman. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Dramatic Scene with a Fainting Woman

Sunset over the Valley. Creator: Anthony Devis
Sunset over the Valley

The Virgin and Four Other Women, 1505/1510. Creator: Vittore Carpaccio
The Virgin and Four Other Women, 1505/1510

Vue du Salon du Louvre en l'annee 1753, 1753. Creator: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
Vue du Salon du Louvre en l'annee 1753, 1753

Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1640. Creator: Jacques Stella
Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1640

Study for One of Two Stained Glass Paintings Representing the Nativity, probably c. 1510. Creator: Hans von Kulmbach
Study for One of Two Stained Glass Paintings Representing the Nativity, probably c. 1510

Sacrifice to Love, c. 1766. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Sacrifice to Love, c. 1766

The Angry Mother. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
The Angry Mother

Philomela, Procne, and the Thracian King Tereus. Creator: Abraham Jansz van Diepenbeeck
Philomela, Procne, and the Thracian King Tereus

Tullie in his Chariot; Tullie sur son Char, (pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white on brown pape)
827614 Tullie in his Chariot; Tullie sur son Char, (pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white on brown pape) by Cades

An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil)
651822 An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester, (pencil, pen and brown ink, grey wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

Portrait of a Woman, (pencil, charcoal, grey wash)
659684 Portrait of a Woman, (pencil, charcoal, grey wash) by Schjerfbeck, Helene (1862-1946); 43x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Woman. Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946)

La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash)
990038 La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 22.6x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bouillie)

President Mole returning from the Palais-Royal during the Fronde, (black chalk
990029 President Mole returning from the Palais-Royal during the Fronde, (black chalk, pen and lack ink, brown and grey wash on brown pape) by Vincent

The Portico of an Italian Palace with a Fountain Decorated with a statue of Fortune
990020 The Portico of an Italian Palace with a Fountain Decorated with a statue of Fortune, (chalk, pen and brown ink, gray wash) by Bibiena

Mr. Hobbs, said Cedric, an Earl is sitting on this box now
985724 Mr. Hobbs, said Cedric, an Earl is sitting on this box now!, illustration for Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1886 (black, grey, tan and white washes) by Birch

Palermo Cathedral, Study of the Entrance Porch, 1891 (pencil, grey wash)
991021 Palermo Cathedral, Study of the Entrance Porch, 1891 (pencil, grey wash) by Mackintosh, Charles Rennie (1868-1928); 25.2x33.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Palermo Cathedral)

Portrait of a Woman, Bust Length, in a Bonnet, with her Hands Clasped, (red chalk
659201 Portrait of a Woman, Bust Length, in a Bonnet, with her Hands Clasped, (red chalk, reworked in black chalk and grey wash) by Greuze

The Virgin and Child with Saint Francis and Saint George, (pen and brown ink
659191 The Virgin and Child with Saint Francis and Saint George, (pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white, on grey pre) by Veronese

Emperor Charles V picking up Titians Paintbrush, (black chalk
827560 Emperor Charles V picking up Titians Paintbrush, (black chalk, pen and brown and black ink, with grey wash) by Novelli, Pietro Antonio (1729-1804); 35.7x48.5

Voltaire seated at a Desk wearing a cap, in profile to the left, c
827542 Voltaire seated at a Desk wearing a cap, in profile to the left, c.1765 (pen and brown ink, grey wash) by Jean, Stanislas

Portrait of Dom Joao VI, c. 1825-6 (black and red chalks and grey wash)
1199468 Portrait of Dom Joao VI, c. 1825-6 (black and red chalks and grey wash) by Landseer, Charles (1799-1879); 49x32 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

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