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Five Classical Heads

Inigo Jones, 1630

Hooded figure in a cloak points a staff toward distant mountains and sea under a pale, cloudy sky.

A Peasant of Mount Erix

Henry Tresham, 1783

Grey wash drawing of Ingham church in Norfolk with a tall crenellated tower, Gothic windows and trees in the foreground.

Ingham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Pen and wash drawing of a couple fighting in a room while two onlookers watch, with a Broughton medallion on the wall.

Matrimonial Fisticuffs, with a Portrait of the Pugilist John Broughton, in the background

Hubert François Gravelot

Grey ink and wash drawing of men crouching and playing dice on steps inside an arched, columned interior.

Playing at Dice, Trepani

Henry Tresham, 1780

Pen sketch of hills, a cave mouth among trees, and ruins by a lake, labeled Lake Avernus and the Cumean Sybil's cave.

The Cave of the Cumean Sybil on the Shore of the Lake Avernus

James Barry, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of agitated figures in a classical colonnade, with raised arms and a central standing man in a toga.

The Body of Lucretia Exposed to the Romans

James Jefferys, 1777

Ink and wash drawing of a muscular man with raised arms beside a skull and winged witch-like figures.

Macbeth and the Witches

James Northcote, 1777

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Arch of Constantine in Rome with surrounding ancient ruins and small figures.

Rome, A View of the Arch of Constantine with Other Ruins

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a church tower and riverside buildings with moored boats and trees.

Fullham Church

James Stark, 1804

Pen and brown wash study of a striped tiger with sketches of climbing monkeys beside it on pale paper.

Study for a Tiger and Monkeys

James Northcote

Pen and wash design of a classical staircase wall with columns, relief panels and an allegorical painted ceiling above.

Design for Ceiling Walls and Staircase

James Thornhill, 1712

Graphite sketch of a reclining figure draped in cloth on a couch, with soft shading against a dark background.

Study of the Hermaphrodite

Ink and wash drawing of a colonnaded vestibule with vaulted ceilings, a horseman, courtiers and armed guards.

Somerset House, the Strand Vestibule

Louis Jean Desprez

Watercolor of a black and white pointer dog walking across a grassy field with rolling hills and trees behind it.

The Spanish Pointer

John Buckler, 1799

Grey wash drawing of several men leaning over a table with a map and globe, one pointing at the chart.

The Geographers

Pencil and wash drawing of a thatched cottage with a brick chimney among trees, with a wooden gate in front.

Cottage among Trees

John Constable, 1795

Grey wash drawing of a bound nude figure on the left and a seated couple with onlookers on the right.

Illustration to Milton's Paradise Lost: Adam and Eve Guarded by the Angels

John Flaxman Jr.

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of caricatured faces around a horned devil, with a medallion portrait held above.

Literary Characters Assembled Around the Medallion of Shakespeare

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1776

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a top hat on a slope, with a dog on a distant rise under an open sky.

Hampstead Heath

John Constable, 1820

Sepia drawing of a clergyman gesturing to children beside an open Holy Bible, with a guardian angel and a standing woman.

Study for a Monument to the Reverend John Clowes

John Flaxman Jr., 1820

Pen and ink drawing of a robed preacher addressing a crowd beneath hovering angels, with head studies at right.

Saint Paul Preaching to the Britons

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1775

Pencil sketch of four sailing ships with rigging at anchor on calm water, with a distant shoreline and handwritten ship names

Four East Indiamen at Archor

John Constable, 1803

Grey wash drawing of a robed bearded figure gesturing toward a falling nude figure, with two draped figures at upper right.

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan

John Flaxman Jr., 1783

Pen and wash sketch of two men fighting with swords while a woman sits nearby at the left.

Two Men Fighting Before a Woman

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1771

Pencil sketch of a rolling rural landscape with trees, a winding path, and a faint distant horizon under an empty sky.

Dedham Vale from Langham

John Constable, 1803

Pen drawing of a bearded pilgrim with a staff greeted by robed women at a house threshold, labeled Christian, Discretion, Cha

Illustration to Pilgrim's Progress

John Flaxman Jr., 1792

Watercolor of two white oxen with floral head ornaments pulling an ornate gilded cart with a red canopy.

A Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen, ConstantinopleТурецкая араба, запряженная двумя белыми волами, Константинополь

John Frederick Lewis, 1841

Pencil drawing of a church spire over trees with sailboat and rowboats on a calm river.

Fulham Church from across the River

John Constable, 1818

Pencil sheet of loose figure studies for The Odyssey, with a nude figure beside a tree and groups of sketched figures.

Sheet of Figure Studies for The Odyssey

John Flaxman Jr.

Pen and ink caricature of a choir with exaggerated faces at a music stand and a row of wigged onlookers below.

Choir and Orchestra (A Choral Band)

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1776

Pencil sketch of a large tree, wooden gate and distant cottage in a wooded landscape.

Coombe Wood

John Constable, 1812

Grey wash drawing of a seated Virgin holding the infant Christ, with a kneeling man bowing beside a ewer.

Adoration of the Magi

John Flaxman Jr.

Pen and ink drawing of a man kneeling with bowed head and arms outstretched, wearing a draped robe and sandals.

A Man Kneeling

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1770

Pencil sketch of a windmill with lattice sails beside a cottage and trees under a loosely drawn sky.

Landscape with Windmill

John Constable, 1825

Pencil drawing of a female charioteer driving three horses, with attendant women in classical dress beside the chariot.

The Morn, All Beauteous to Behold, from Aeschylus, The Persians

John Flaxman Jr.

Pen and ink drawing of a seated woman by a tree and basket of fruit, with a reclining figure and distant rural landscape.

Reclining Female Figure in an Italian Landscape

John Hamilton Mortimer

Brown ink and wash sketch of a sailing boat on water beside dark shoreline trees under a brightening sky, with birds.

Dawn

John Constable, 1831

Pen and ink drawing of classical figures: a seated woman with children, a standing woman holding a lyre, and a winged figure

To Phoebus at His Birth, From Aeschylus, Furies

John Flaxman Jr.

Graphite drawing of a reclining male nude draped over a cloth on rocky ground, with a sketched background.

An Academy

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1773

Pencil sketch of an open landscape with a path, trees on the right, and dark hatched clouds above.

Dedham Vale from Langham

John Constable, 1830

Pen drawing of tall cypress and leafy trees in a garden grove, with a small statue among the trunks, on tan paper.

Trees in the Villa Negroni Planted by M. Angelo

John Flaxman Jr.

Grey-brown wash drawing of a snowy alpine valley with conifers, boulders in the foreground and jagged peaks in mist.

Between Chamonix and Martigny / The Aiguille Verte

John Robert Cozens, 1776

Pencil and brown wash drawing of an uprooted tree with exposed roots and a small rider on horseback at right.

Helmingham: The Silent Pool

John Constable, 1800

Brown wash drawing of a ruined castle on a ridge above a wooded valley with a still pool in the foreground.

Castle in a Landscape

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of a river with a sailing ship, rowboats, a wooden bridge and a town skyline under cloudy sky.

Southampton and Northam from the River Itchen

Jonathan Fisher

Watercolor of a sandy beach with beached sailing boats, walking figures, and a row of seafront buildings under a cloudy sky.

Brighton Beach Looking West

Pencil sketch of a thin greyhound with head lowered, ribs visible, standing on a faintly drawn landscape.

A Starved Greyhound

John Sell Cotman

Grey wash drawing of a Georgian house in a park, framed by large trees under a pale sky.

A Three Storied Georgian House in a Park

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1795

Brown wash drawing of a valley with a stream, dark trees and mountain slopes under a pale evening sky.

Borrowdale: Evening after a Fine Day, 1 October 1806

John Constable, 1806

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river, with a classical building, dense trees, and blue hills beyond.

Chateau Navarre, near Evreux, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1830

Grey wash drawing of a church with a domed tower among trees and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Church in Italy

Joseph Wright of Derby

Pencil sketch of a meadow with a distant cathedral spire, large trees at the sides, grazing cattle and a cloudy sky.

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

John Constable, 1829

Pencil drawing of Bamborough Castle ruins on a rocky headland under cloudy skies.

Bamborough Castle, Northumberland

John Sell Cotman, 1808

Pencil sketch page with loose marks suggesting sea and sky, and handwritten colour notes, from a Turner sketchbook.

The Channel Sketchbook

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships at anchor with masts and rigging, smaller boats fading into mist on the left.

Two Ships at Anchor

John Constable, 1803

Sepia watercolor of a ruined castle tower on a rocky coast, with boats at the shore and cliffs behind.

Coast Scene with a Castle

John Sell Cotman, 1827

Pencil sketch of storm clouds over a calm sea with two small sailboats near the horizon.

A Squall; verso: Staffage

Lionel Bicknell Constable

Pencil sketch of two figures by a river with a boat, trees on the bank, and a tall poplar under a pale sky.

Two Figures by a River

John Constable, 1807

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted stone crypt with an arched opening and a carved altar beneath a barred window.

Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Grey wash drawing of nude figures in dramatic poses before a dark tree, with a figure reaching outward in alarm.

Apollo and Daphne

Master of the Giants, 1770

Pencil drawing of an open plain seen from a grassy escarpment, with small figures in the foreground and clouds above.

Salisbury Plain from Old Sarum

John Constable, 1829

Pencil sketch of ruined castle towers on a rocky hill with two small seated figures in the foreground.

Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Entrance to the Castle

John Sell Cotman, 1814

Pencil drawing with red chalk of a nude woman reaching toward a draped male figure over a rocky shore and distant hills.

Allegorical Subject

Pencil and watercolor sketch of several people seated around a round table in a room, with a dog and a landscape view.

Mr. Hobson of Markfield and Family

John Constable, 1806

Watercolor caricature of two men with drawn swords on a city street, one in a blue coat and top hat, one in a red military ja

Caricature of Two Men with Drawn Swords (One of a Set of Three)

John Sell Cotman, 1799

Ink and wash allegory by Mauritius Lowe, 1772: classical figures, a draped banner revealing a sleeping figure, and a mountain

An Allegory on the Plight of the Artist

Mauritius Lowe, 1772

Pencil drawing of beached sailing boats on a muddy Thames shore with distant buildings under a cloudy sky.

Shipping on the Thames

John Constable, 1818

Watercolor of a pale Gothic church with pointed windows, gravestones, a tree, and a seated figure on the grass.

Blickling Church, Norfolk, from the South-East

John Sell Cotman

Brown wash drawing of allegorical figures with chains, a winged old man, and a bound nude woman in a rocky landscape.

The Artist Assaulted by Time, Ignorance and Envy

Mauritius Lowe, 1772

Pencil landscape drawing of rolling fields, a flat-topped hill, sheep grazing and shepherds under a cloudy sky.

Old Sarum at Noon

John Constable, 1829

Grey wash drawing of the ruined Bolton Priory church with arched windows, a tower, trees and two figures on a path.

Bolton Priory, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1803

Watercolor of a ruined castle on a riverbank with sailboats, a rowboat, a fisherman, and large trees in the foreground.

A Castle on a River

Charcoal drawing of a winding road past large trees and rolling hills, with two small figures in the distance.

Wooded Slope with a Receding Road

Grey wash drawing of a stone bridge over a river with a ruined castle tower and a figure on the bank.

Brecon Bridge, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1803

Brown wash drawing of a carriage pulled by two horses, with a coachman on top and standing figures in the foreground.

A Carriage and Pair, with Coachman

Paul Sandby, 1774

Pencil sketch of a rural landscape with a walking figure, trees, and a church spire on distant hills.

View near Arundel

John Constable, 1834

Watercolor of moored sailing boats in a shallow estuary with brown hills and distant blue mountains under a pale sky.

Barmouth Estuary with Cader Idris, North Wales

John Sell Cotman

Grey wash drawing of a horse-drawn cart hauling a large tree trunk along a road, with a driver and trees behind.

Cart Bearing a Large Tree Trunk

Grey wash drawing of a hunting meet with riders and hounds before a large castle under an overcast sky.

A Meet in the grounds of Raby Castle

Watercolor of a ruined Gothic priory west front with a tall broken arch and arched doorway, beside a low roofed range.

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

John Sell Cotman, 1804

Watercolor of a ruined castle on a rocky cliff above fields, with a horse cart and figures in the foreground.

Carreg Cennan Castle

Paul Sandby, 1800

Pencil and white chalk drawing of wicker baskets, a sack, a pot and a broom on stone steps.

Still Life with Broom

Sepia drawing of a stone church with a tall tower and pointed roof beside a dirt road, with trees and a small figure.

Church of Yainville, near Saint Georges de Bocherville, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Watercolor of a tree-lined country road with a rider in blue, pedestrians, a cottage and brick walls.

Bayswater - London

Pencil sketch of a seated male nude twisting toward a hooked-beak bird, likely an eagle, on rocky ground.

Prometheus

Watercolor of three Romanesque arches with carved columns and two standing figures, cloister of Saint Georges de Bocherville.

Arches in the West Side of the Cloister of Saint. Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Brown wash drawing of a pointing man, a woman in a long gown, two top-hatted men, and a child with a dog in a park.

A Family in Hyde Park

Pencil sketch of a hillside with a tall tree and shrubs overlooking a valley with distant hills and small figures.

Boxhill, Surrey

Pencil drawing of an ornately carved medieval chest with winged griffins, heraldic shields and Gothic tracery panels.

Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Ink and wash drawing of men in tricorn hats conversing on a stone pier beside arched buildings, 1752.

A Group of Men on Westminster Pier

Paul Sandby, 1752

Pencil landscape drawing of a river valley with a castle-crowned hill on the left and a large tree on the right.

Castell Dinas Bran, Wales

Pen and grey wash drawing of a round-ended stone church with conical roof, tower and arched windows, trees at right.

East End of the Abbey Church of St. Paul at Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Pale watercolor of a ruined abbey beside a river with a sailing boat, a leaning tree, and figures on a horse in the foregroun

Askeaton Abbey near Limerick, Ireland on the River Deel

Brown wash drawing of a sailing ship and small boats on calm water under a cloudy sky, with a mooring post at right.

A Seascape

Richard Parkes Bonington

Brown wash drawing of vaulted rock-cut caverns with stone pillars and arches receding into shadow, by John Sell Cotman.

Caverns Excavated in the Rock within the Castle of Chateau Gaillard, near Andelys, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1822