Black Ink Collection (page 9)

Initial L Saint Luke Ox Pontigny France 1170
Initial L: Saint Luke as the Ox; Pontigny (probably), France; about 1170; Pen and black ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 43.5 x 31.4 cm (17 1, 8 x 12 3, 8 in.)

Decorated Initial I Pontigny France 1170 Pen
Decorated Initial I; Pontigny (probably), France; about 1170; Pen and black ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 43.5 x 31.4 cm (17 1, 8 x 12 3, 8 in.)

Decorated Initial L Pontigny France 1170 Pen
Decorated Initial L; Pontigny (probably), France; about 1170; Pen and black ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 43.5 x 31.4 cm (17 1, 8 x 12 3, 8 in.)

Decorated Initial N Lille France 1260 1270 Tempera
Decorated Initial N; Lille, France; about 1260 - 1270; Tempera, gold leaf, and pen and black ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with reddish-brown pigskin; Leaf: 46.7 x 34.9 cm (18 3)

Canon Table Page Pontigny France 1170 Pen black ink
Canon Table Page; Pontigny (probably), France; about 1170; Pen and black ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 43.5 x 31.4 cm (17 1, 8 x 12 3, 8 in.)

Decorated Initial R Lille France 1260 1270 Tempera
Decorated Initial R; Lille, France; about 1260 - 1270; Tempera, gold leaf, and pen and black ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with reddish-brown pigskin; Leaf: 46.7 x 34.9 cm (18 3)

Decorated Initial H Tournai Belgium 1260 1270
Decorated Initial H; Tournai, Belgium; about 1260 - 1270; Tempera, gold leaf, and pen and black ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with reddish-brown pigskin; Leaf

Loing River Edge Forest Fontainebleau Theodore Rousseau
The Loing River at the Edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau; Theodore Rousseau (French, 1812 - 1867); France; about 1830; Pen and black ink and gray wash on laid paper; 21.6 × 28.1 cm (8 1)

Roman Ruins Villa Pamfili 1774 Hubert Robert
Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, 1774. Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808). Pen and black ink and watercolor with black chalk underdrawing and heightened with white gouache on cream laid paper;

Scene Canal first half 1800s Hippolyte Jean Baptiste Garnerey
Scene on a Canal, first half 1800s. Hippolyte Jean Baptiste Garnerey (French, 1787-1858). Watercolor heightened with white gouache; framing lines in black [ink

Chapel Window John La Farge American 1835-1910
Chapel Window. John La Farge (American, 1835-1910). Watercolor with gouache over graphite; framing lines in black ink; sheet: 71.9 x 44.1 cm (28 5/16 x 17 3/8 in.); image: 63.5 x 35.5 cm (25 x 14 in.)

Ball recto La femme a l eventail Goya
At the Ball (recto); La femme a l eventail, after Goya (verso), 19th century. Constantin Guys (French, 1805-1892). Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash; sheet

Ball recto 19th century Constantin Guys French
At the Ball (recto), 19th century. Constantin Guys (French, 1805-1892). Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash; sheet: 24.9 x 19.6 cm (9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Roman Subject 1700s Attributed Philibert Benoit Delarue
Roman Subject, 1700s. Attributed to Philibert Benoit Delarue (French, 1718-1780). Pen and black ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk

Last Judgment 1500s. Jean Cousin French 1490
The Last Judgment, 1500s. After Jean Cousin (French, c. 1490-c. 1560). Pen and brown ink; framing lines in black ink; sheet: 10.8 x 16.4 cm (4 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)

Copy Primaticcios Juno Awakening Sleep 1535
Copy after Primaticcios Juno Awakening Sleep, after 1535. Copy after Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, 1504-1570). Pen and black ink (with point of brush?) and brush and red-brown wash (red chalk wash)

View Alkmaar Boats 1600s Netherlands 17th century
View of Alkmaar with Boats, 1600s. Netherlands, 17th century. Point of brush and gray ink and brush and gray wash with traces of pen

Mender 1881 Camille Pissarro French 1830-1903
The Mender, c. 1881. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830-1903). Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache; sheet: 15.1 x 10.2 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.)

Expectation 1800s Constantin Guys French 1805-1892
In Expectation, 1800s. Constantin Guys (French, 1805-1892). Pen and black ink and brush and black ink and black, gray and green wash; sheet: 30.4 x 20.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.); secondary support

Stop Park 1800s Constantin Guys French 1805-1892
A Stop in the Park, 1800s. Constantin Guys (French, 1805-1892). Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash over graphite; sheet: 21.1 x 25.6 cm (8 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.); secondary support

Scene Park 1760 Jean-Honore Fragonard French
Scene in a Park, c. 1760. Jean-Honore Fragonard (French, 1732-1806). Pen and brown and gray ink, brush and brown and gray wash

James McNeill Whistler 1898 Ernest Haskell American
James McNeill Whistler, 1898. Ernest Haskell (American, 1876-1925). Ink and charcoal and black ink and black wash;

Nativity Dream Joseph 1527 / 30 Parmigianino Italian
The Nativity with the Dream of Joseph, c. 1527/30?. Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540). Pen and brown and black ink and brush and brown wash, with traces of brush and black wash

Design Glass Painting Man Woman Architectural Setting
Design for Glass Painting: Man and Woman in Architectural Setting, second half 1500s. Attributed to Tobias Stimmer (Swiss, 1539-1584)

Paris Helen Jacques-Louis David French 1748 1825
Paris and Helen; Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825); 1786; Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash; 18.3 x 22.9 cm (7 3, 16 x 9 in.)

View Castle Gnandstein 1795 Adrian Zingg Swiss
View of the Castle Gnandstein, c. 1795. Adrian Zingg (Swiss, 1734-1816). Grey wash and black ink (applied with pen and point-of-brush) with brown ink and traces of graphite underdrawing; sheet

Illustration Border Design Kupfer-Bibel Copper Bible
Illustration and Border Design for Kupfer-Bibel (Copper Bible), c. 1730. Johan Melchior Fussli (Swiss, 1677-1736), Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737), Johann Jacob Scheuchzer (Swiss)

Pipes Pan 1865 Mariano Fortuny y Carbo Spanish
The Pipes of Pan, 1865. Mariano Fortuny y Carbo (Spanish, 1838-1874). Watercolor with traces of pen and black ink; border in graphite

Telemachus Urged Mentor Leaving Island Calypso
Telemachus, Urged by Mentor, Leaving the Island of Calypso, 1800. Charles Meynier (French, 1768-1832). Pen and black ink and brown wash with black chalk; sheet

Posthumous portrait Emperor Jahangir under canopy
Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century

Calligraphy 1650 India Mughal 17th century Black ink
Calligraphy, c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Black ink on marbled paper, a Persian quatrain in calligraphy (verso); page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

A Procession Entering Church 1700s Hubert Francois Bourguignon Gravelot
A Procession Entering a Church, 1700s. Hubert Francois Bourguignon Gravelot (French, 1699-1773). Pen and black ink, gray wash with graphite (very sparse); sheet: 29.4 x 36.6 cm (11 9/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

Study Goat 1700s Jean Jacques de Boissieu French
Study of a Goat, 1700s. Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, 1736-1810). Black ink and gray ink wash and point of brush work; sheet: 24.1 x 19.5 cm (9 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.)

Scene de Carnaval Philibert Louis Debucourt
Scene de Carnaval. Philibert Louis Debucourt (French, 1755-1832). Pen and black ink and watercolor; sheet: 30.6 x 44.5 cm (12 1/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

Joan Arc Horseback 1889-1899 Emmanuel Fremiet
Joan of Arc on Horseback, c. 1889-1899. Emmanuel Fremiet (French, 1824-1910). Pen and black ink, ink wash and white heightening; sheet: 35 x 20.2 cm (13 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)

Design Book Illustration Standing Male Figure
Design for a Book Illustration, Standing Male Figure, after 1901. George Dupuis (French, 1875-1932). Charcoal with transparent watercolor and gouache and border in pen and black ink; sheet

Cross Section Hotel de Ville Perspective Showing
Cross Section of the Hotel de Ville Seen in Perspective Showing the Decoration and Illumination of the Courtyard and Rooms Created on the Occasion of the Ball Given the Night of August 30 and 31

Design Divertissement La Pastorale First Entree
Design for the Divertissement from " La Pastorale" (First Entree of the opera-ballet " Les Muses" by Danchet and Campra" ), 1703. Jean I Berain (French, 1640-1711)

Notre-Dame de Paris 1881 Luc-Olivier Merson French
Notre-Dame de Paris, c. 1881. Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846-1920). Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, black and white gouache, and graphite; sheet: 32.6 x 21.7 cm (12 13/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

Joseph Prud homme Standing 1868 Henry Bonaventure Monnier
Joseph Prud homme Standing, 1868. Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1805-1877). Black ink, Chinese white, and watercolors on heavy-weight wove paper; overall: 27.9 x 19.7 cm (11 x 7 3/4 in.)

Insect Ball 1835 Jean-Jacques Grandville French
An Insect Ball, 1835. Jean-Jacques Grandville (French, 1803-1847). Pen and black ink with watercolor; sheet: 12.5 x 21.3 cm (4 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

Ganesha 1800s India Calcutta Kalighat painting
Ganesha, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Watercolor, black ink, and tin paint on paper

Hari-Hara 1800s India Calcutta Kalighat painting
Hari-Hara, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, color and silver paint, and graphite underdrawing on paper; secondary support

Trivikramapada Three Steps Vishnu 1800s India
Trivikramapada (Three Steps of Vishnu), 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, color and silver paint

Balarama Krishna 1800s India Calcutta Kalighat painting
Balarama and Krishna, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, watercolor with graphite underdrawing

Kali 1800s India Calcutta Kalighat painting 19th century
Kali, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, color and silver paint, and graphite underdrawing on paper; painting only: 44.8 x 27.8 cm (17 5/8 x 10 15/16 in.)

Annapurna Shiva 1800s India Calcutta Kalighat painting
Annapurna and Shiva, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, watercolor, and tin paint, with graphite underdrawing on paper; secondary support

Raja Riding Horse 1800s India Calcutta Kalighat painting
Raja Riding a Horse, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, color paint, and graphite underdrawing on paper; painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)

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