Pen, ink and wash
Pen and ink have been the tools of artists and illustrators for many centuries. Wash drawings are given the delicate look of a watercolour by using a brush to paint on washes of watercolour or diluted inks.
Karl Friedrich Abel
by John Nixon
1787
NPG 5178
A Bravura at the Hanover Square Concert
by John Nixon
1789
NPG 5179
The Coalition Ministry, 1854
by Sir John Gilbert
1855
NPG 1125
Maurice, Prince Palatine
by George Perfect Harding
1809
NPG D6693
William Makepeace Thackeray
by Sir Edwin Landseer
1857
NPG 3925
Two unknown soldiers on horseback
by George Estall
late 19th century
NPG D23206
Figure study of an unknown woman
by George Estall
late 19th century
NPG D23187
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert
by Eric George Fraser
1933
NPG 6448
Costume Design (Unknown Sitter)
by Cecil Beaton
circa 1935
NPG D3620
Eric Newton
by Barnett Freedman
1943
NPG 6622
William Golding
by Michael Ayrton
1965
NPG 5536
Alec Douglas-Home
by Suzi Malin
1980
NPG 5383