DISCOVERART

William Young Ottley

The Flood

c. 1790-1810
Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite on ivory wove paper, tipped onto buff wove paper
27.4 × 20.1 cm (10.8 × 7.9 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by William Young Ottley

Vision of the True Cross Appearing to St. HelenVision of the True Cross Appearing to St. HelenPatriarch and YouthsPatriarch and YouthsAnche a me, Madre mia! (Me too, mother!)Anche a me, Madre mia! (Me too, mother!)Monuments of Greece: After Parthenon Frieze (North Side)Monuments of Greece: After Parthenon Frieze (North Side)

More like this

Venus tumbling with putti in the clouds, from "The Loves of the Gods"Giulio Bonasone — Venus tumbling with putti in the clouds, fViola Surviving the Shipwreck off the Coast of Illyria, from “Twelfth Night”George Romney — Viola Surviving the Shipwreck off the Coast Venus Mourning the Death of AdonisLuca Cambiaso — Venus Mourning the Death of AdonisThe Triumph of Truth over Envy, Plate 24Maria Catharina Prestel (German, 1747–1794) — The Triumph ofHercules and DeianiraRené Boyvin — Hercules and DeianiraPerseus Starting from the Cave of the GorgonsHenry Fuseli — Perseus Starting from the Cave of the GorgonsNude Figure of a Man with Flaming TorchWilliam Blake — Nude Figure of a Man with Flaming TorchThe Fall of the DamnedPieter Soutman|Peter Paul Rubens — The Fall of the DamnedSatan, Sin, and Death: "Death and Sin met by Satan on his Return from Earth"James Barry|John Milton — Satan, Sin, and Death: "Death and Orpheus and Eurydice (recto) Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806) — Orpheus and EuryEneas Carrying Anchises, his Father, from the Burning of TroyAntonio Maria I Zanetti (Italian, 1680–1757) — Eneas CarryinHercules Killing the Mares of DiomedesHenry Fuseli — Hercules Killing the Mares of Diomedes