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Composition with Four Figures [recto and verso], Attributed to Washington Allston, c. 1805
Washington Allston, portraitWashington AllstonAmerican, 1779–1843

Composition with Four Figures [recto and verso]

c. 1805 · Drawing

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Where is “Composition with Four Figures [recto and verso]” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

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1979.20.4

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Drawings & watercolorsPen and inkNeoclassicismRomanticism19th centuryAmerican

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In the life of Washington Allston

The whole life

  1. 1803–1808

    Museums of Paris and Italy

    Visits the great museums of Paris and then, for several years, those of Italy.

  2. 1803–1808

    Meets Coleridge, a friend for life

    In Italy he meets Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who becomes his lifelong friend and greatly admires his artistic genius.

  3. 1803–1808

    Meets Washington Irving in Rome

    During his years in Italy he meets Washington Irving in Rome.

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Samuel Williams, Washington Allston, c. 1817

Samuel Williams

c. 1817 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man, Washington Allston, c. 1810

Portrait of a Man

c. 1810 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

A Landscape after Sunset, Washington Allston, c. 1819

A Landscape after Sunset

c. 1819 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Ship in a Squall, Seth Wells Cheney and John Cheney after Washington Allston, c. 1840s

Ship in a Squall

c. 1840s · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Buck's Progress III: A Midnight Fray with Watchmen, Washington Allston, 1796

The Buck's Progress III: A Midnight Fray with Watchmen

1796 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

Mensuration: Drawing to Illustrate a Geometry Problem (IV), Washington Allston, c. 1796-1800

Mensuration: Drawing to Illustrate a Geometry Problem (IV)

c. 1796-1800 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

The Buck's Progress II: A Beau in his Dressing Room, Washington Allston, 1796

The Buck's Progress II: A Beau in his Dressing Room

1796 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

The Buck's Progress I: The Introduction of a Country Lad to a Club of Town Bucks, Washington Allston, 1796

The Buck's Progress I: The Introduction of a Country Lad to a Club of Town Bucks

1796 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

On view at National Gallery of Art

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Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

Girl in White, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Girl in White, 1890

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1890

Self-Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait, 1889

Farmhouse in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

La Mousmé, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

La Mousmé, 1888

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Sheet of Studies [recto], Leonardo da Vinci, probably 1470/1480

Leonardo da Vinci

Sheet of Studies [recto], probably 1470/1480

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Salomé, Pablo Picasso, 1905, published 1913

Pablo Picasso

Salomé, 1905, published 1913

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Spartan Envoys (Serment des femmes), Pablo Picasso, 1934

Pablo Picasso

Spartan Envoys (Serment des femmes), 1934

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Marie-Thérèse, the Sculptor at Work, and a Sculpture Representing a Greek Athlete (Marie-Thérèse, sculpteur au travail et sculpture représentant un athlète grec, Pablo Picasso, 1933

Pablo Picasso

Marie-Thérèse, the Sculptor at Work, and a Sculpture Representing a Greek Athlete (Marie-Thérèse, sculpteur au travail et sculpture représentant un athlète grec, 1933

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Acrobats (Les saltimbanques), Pablo Picasso, 1905, published 1913

Pablo Picasso

The Acrobats (Les saltimbanques), 1905, published 1913

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Sheet of Studies. Profiles of Marie-Thérèse and Head of Rembrandt in a Beret (Feuille d'études. Profils de Marie-Thérèse et tête de Rembrandt au béret), Pablo Picasso, 1934

Pablo Picasso

Sheet of Studies. Profiles of Marie-Thérèse and Head of Rembrandt in a Beret (Feuille d'études. Profils de Marie-Thérèse et tête de Rembrandt au béret), 1934

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Three Bathers III (Les Trois Baigneuses III), Pablo Picasso, 1923

Pablo Picasso

The Three Bathers III (Les Trois Baigneuses III), 1923

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Three Bathers I (Les trois baigneuses I), Pablo Picasso, 1922/1923

Pablo Picasso

Three Bathers I (Les trois baigneuses I), 1922/1923

Not on view · National Gallery of Art