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William Young Ottley

Vision of the True Cross Appearing to St. Helen

1790–1836
Graphite and black chalk
23.5 × 37.5 cm (9.3 × 14.8 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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