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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

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a tall ash tree with spreading branches and leafy crown on grey paper.

Ash Tree in Ashstead Park

Black and red chalk drawing of a woman in a bonnet copying at a slanted drawing table in an interior.

A Lady Copying at a Drawing Table

Paul Sandby, 1765

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

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

Bayswater - London

Watercolor of sailing boats on tidal flats with a hillside town and figures on the shore under a pale sky.

Near Honfleur

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1823

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

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

Still Life with Broom

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

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

Head of a Young Girl

Prince Hoare, 1780

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

Black and red chalk sketch of a standing man in a tricorn hat, long coat and boots, holding a cane.

Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran

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

Prometheus

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

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a symmetrical church west front with a pediment, columns, and two domed towers.

Design for a Church. Elevation of West Front

Head of a Woman, Study for The Bible Lesson

Philippe Mercier, 1743

Pencil drawing of an octagonal church font with Gothic arches, carved relief scenes and standing figures in niches.

A Font in Walsoken Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1811

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

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 a ruined Gothic church east end with pointed arches, pinnacles, ivy, and a resting cow.

East End of Howden Church, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1803

Grey wash drawing of an open wooden barge with a folded cloth inside and a mooring rope trailing from its bow.

Barge

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

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

Pen and wash drawing of a loaded cargo boat with sailors, a mast, and rigging, with sketched sails above.

Cargo Boat

Pencil drawing of an ornate Gothic church portal with pointed arches, sculpted figures, and small people at the door.

The Church of St. Wulfran, Abbeville: The North Door of the West Front

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1823

Brown wash drawing of the rounded east end of an abbey church with a tall tower behind it, by John Sell Cotman, 1818.

Abbey Church at Fecamp, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Black and red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a bonnet, dark shawl, and pale skirt, holding a fan.

A Lady with a Fan

Paul Sandby, 1760