The Clemency of Augustus François André Vincent (French; 1746–1816) ca. 1787–88 Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; perspective lines in graphite The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The artist here depicts the concluding scene of Pierre Corneille’s 1641 play, Cinna
Cupid and Psyche Jacques-Louis David (French; 1748–1825) 1813 Gray wash and pen and black ink with white paint and traces of black chalk The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
The Mourning of Pallas Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson (French; 1767–1824) ca. 1790–93 Pen and brown ink, brush, and gray and brown wash, heightened with white The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Design for an illustration in Pierre Didot the Elder’s 1798 edition of the works of Virgil
Man Stepping to the Right Jacques-Louis David (French; 1748–1825), attributed to ca. 1770s Black chalk with white highlights Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey
The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love Charles Meynier (French; 1768–1832) ca. 1797 Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache over black chalk underdrawing; squared in black chalk The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York