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Girl with a basket on a woodland path beside a large gnarled tree, with ferns and open fields beyond.

Hayes Common

William Henry Millais, 1852

Graphite sketch of a reclining nude woman resting her head on her arm, with a drapery study at right.

Reclining Nude

Pencil study of a bare arm raised and bent at the elbow, with the hand turned inward, on pale paper.

Study for Thermaie Antoniniane

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1899

Pencil drawing of Aylmerton church in Norfolk with a round crenellated tower, pointed windows, and gravestones in the churchy

Aylmerton Church; Norfolk, from the South-West

John Sell Cotman, 1816

Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure and a reclining figure beside a gothic arched window, with dark wash shading.

Study of Figures in a Dramatic Scene

Benjamin Robert Haydon

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a road winding through rocky mountains, with large trees on the right side.

A Road in a Mountain Landscape with Trees to the Right

Alexander Cozens, 1780

Pencil drawing of a stone church with a crenellated tower, pitched roofs and Gothic windows over grassy ground.

Brampton Church, Norfolk, from the South-East

John Sell Cotman, 1816

Brown ink sketch of a crowd of men gathered outdoors around a table, with a rider on horseback and trees behind.

The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch

David Wilkie, 1822

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded ballroom with a central waltzing couple, onlookers, and rules posted on the walls.

Preparatory drawing for The Waltz

Edward Francis Burney, 1820

Pencil sketch of Knowsley Hall with battlemented towers, a columned portico and a lawn framed by trees.

Knowsley Hall

Grey-toned drawing of a striped tiger prowling forward on bare ground, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

A Prowling Tiger

Elizabeth Pringle, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a stout man at a table in a passage boat, roused by two waiters gesturing toward the windows.

John Gilpin in the Uxbridge Passage Boat

Edward Francis Burney, 1820

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a country house with chimneys, surrounded by trees, shrubs and a garden path.

A Country House

Edward Lear, 1834

Graphite drawing of a striped tiger lying at the mouth of a dark cave, framed by trees and rocks.

A Tiger Lying in the Entrance of a Cave

Elizabeth Pringle, 1796

Watercolor of a row of pale buildings by a lake with steep sunlit mountains rising behind and small figures at left.

The Grange at the Head of Keswick Lake

Francis Towne, 1786

Pencil sketch of Villa d'Este with a leaning tree on the left, cypresses on the right and a multi-storey villa behind.

Villa d'Este

Edward Lear, 1866

Pencil drawing of a human skeleton in side view, crouched forward in a crawling posture on a pale sheet.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Human…

George Stubbs, 1795

Watercolor of white houses on a wooded hillside above a river, framed by trees, with a wooden jetty in the foreground.

Houses near Plymouth

Francis Towne, 1810

Pencil and watercolor sketch of Karnak temple ruins with an obelisk and palm tree under a pale sky.

Karnak, 24 February 1867 (545)

Edward Lear, 1867

Pencil anatomical drawing of a tiger in side view, showing muscles and blood vessels, by George Stubbs, 1795.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Tiger,…

George Stubbs, 1795

Brown wash drawing of a ruined castle on a hilltop above wooded slopes and a valley town with a church tower.

Oakhampton Castle

Francis Towne, 1772

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a Nile river view with a sailing boat, desert cliffs, and robed figures.

Just above Ekhmim

Edward Lear, 1867

Pencil anatomical study of a tiger in side view, showing exposed skeleton, ribs and internal organs on cream paper.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Tiger…

George Stubbs, 1795

Watercolor landscape of blue mountains above a calm lake, with trees and a rocky path where small travelers walk.

The Entrance into Borrowdale

Watercolour sketch of a Nile riverbank with tall palms, a figure in blue, sailing boats, and a ruined villa.

Kom el Amhr, 1:00 pm, 4 January 1867 (68)

Edward Lear, 1867

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with That of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Leopar…

George Stubbs, 1795

Watercolor landscape of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a hilltop town and mountains beyond.

Modern Bridge at Narni

Francis Towne, 1795

Panoramic watercolor sketch of a river with layered mountains, palm trees and rocky islets, with handwritten colour notes.

Korosko

Edward Lear, 1867

Pencil anatomical drawing of a hen in side view showing numbered muscles along the body, wing, and legs on pale paper.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Dorkin…

George Stubbs, 1795

Grey wash drawing of a footbridge over a still stream framed by leaning trees, with a distant hill and cottages.

The Foot Bridge

Francis Towne, 1780

Pen and wash sketch of the Karnak temple ruins with a gateway, palm trees, obelisk and a sphinx statue in sand.

Karnak, 9:30 am, 24 February 1867 (546)

Edward Lear, 1867

Pencil anatomical drawing of a tiger skeleton in side view, with numbered bones and dotted guide lines on paper.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Tiger…

George Stubbs, 1795

Watercolor of a road past tall trees and a church tower, with figures walking and a hill in the distance.

New Radnor

Pencil and wash sketch of pale cliffs above a river, with palm trees and low buildings on the left bank.

Kasr es Saiad

Edward Lear, 1867

Pen outline drawing of a walking tiger in side view showing muscle and body structure on aged paper.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Tiger…

George Stubbs, 1795

Watercolor of a calm lake at sunset with layered mountains in the distance and trees on the right shore.

Windermere at Sunset

Francis Towne, 1786

Pen and watercolor sketch of several robed standing figures on a yellow-green ground, one wearing a blue garment, labeled Kor

Korti

Edward Lear, 1867

Reddish-brown anatomical drawing of a walking tiger in side view, showing muscles and blood vessels.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with That of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Tiger…

George Stubbs, 1795

Pen and watercolor drawing of a stone arched bridge over a river, framed by trees, with a tower behind.

A Bridge Between Florence and Bologna

Francis Towne, 1781

Pencil landscape sketch of a valley with cypress trees in the foreground and mountains in the distance.

Strongyli

Edward Lear, 1864

Pen drawing of a leopard in side view, showing anatomical muscle detail on a pale toned background.

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Leopar…

George Stubbs, 1795

Grey wash drawing of a classical columned portico beside a building, framed by tall trees and a path.

Werrington Park, Devonshire

Brown ink wash drawing of three nude women intertwined against a dark background, with pencil guidelines visible.

Three Young Witches

A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Tiger…

George Stubbs, 1795

Panoramic watercolor of Lake Windermere with wooded shores, rolling hills, still water reflecting clouds, and distant mountai

Lake Windermere

Francis Towne, 1786

Sepia wash drawing of two women in classical dress embracing on the ground before a shadowed rocky landscape.

Celadon and Amelia from Thomson's 'The Seasons'

Alexander Runciman

Red chalk drawing of a galloping racehorse with muscles shown in anatomical detail, facing left.

Study of a Racehorse in Action: Galloping to Left, a Semi-Anatomical Study, with Skin Flayed to Show Action of Muscles

Soft watercolor landscape of a river with tall trees, grazing cattle, and hills under a pale sky at dusk.

On the Dee

Pen and grey wash drawing of a river with stone and timber bridges, boats, figures and a large tree on the bank.

Old Walton Bridge seen from the Middlesex Shore

Canaletto, 1755

Ink drawing of a landscape with a curving lake, framing trees, classical ruins, and a distant mountain under a pale sky.

Landscape with a Lake and Distant Mountain

Alexander Cozens, 1750

Watercolor landscape with large trees, a winding path, two figures, rolling hills and a distant peaked mountain under clouds.

Near Ambleside

Francis Towne, 1786

Pale wash drawing of the Thames with boats, a tall obelisk on the right, and Westminster Abbey's towers in the distance.

The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate

Canaletto, 1746

Brown wash drawing of a sailboat on a calm river with dark trees on the right bank and hills beyond.

River and Boat

Alexander Cozens, 1770

Watercolor of tall weathered Roman aqueduct arches overgrown with plants, with two small figures at lower left.

The Claudian Aquaduct, Rome

Francis Towne, 1785

Pencil and wash drawing of a small sailing ship on a calm sea beneath heavy grey clouds at evening.

Evening at Sea

Alfred Abram Constable

Monochrome drawing of a rocky wooded island with a small tower in calm sea under an empty pale sky.

Fantastic Landscape

Alexander Cozens, 1780

Mezzotint of Cupid leaning over the sleeping Psyche beside a large tree in a wooded landscape.

Cupid and Psyche

Bernard Lens III, 1690

Engraving of a Welsh funeral procession of mourners walking past a stone wall beneath a steep hillside and trees.

A Welsh Funeral

Edward Radclyffe

Brown ink drawing of two trees, one leafy and one wind-swept, above rolling hills and grass.

Study of Two Willows

Alexander Cozens, 1760

Engraving of a cloaked rider on a donkey on a winding path toward a woman standing in a cottage doorway.

The Return Home

Edward Calvert, 1830

Engraving of two peat gatherers with loads crossing rocky moorland under a rainstorm, with a lake and distant hills behind.

Peat-Gatherers

Edward Radclyffe

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

Brown wash drawing of a ruined circular temple on a hilltop, framed by trees, with distant hills and birds in the sky.

Landscape with a Ruined Temple

Alexander Cozens, 1746

Engraving of a nude woman beside a grapevine tree and a sheep, with a river, hills and a shepherd in the landscape.

The Bride

Edward Calvert, 1828