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Engraving of riders and pack animals crossing wet sands under a dramatic cloudy sky, with gulls overhead.

Lancaster Sands

Edward Radclyffe

Dusk coastal landscape with orange and rose sunset clouds over dark silhouetted hills and a ruin on a ridge.

Close of the Day: Sunset on the Coast

Alexander Cozens, 1768

Engraving of a nude ploughman leading two horses through a dark wood, with dancing figures and a shepherd in the background.

The Ploughman

Edward Calvert, 1827

Engraving of gnarled trees at a forest edge, a man with a staff in the foreground, and sheep grazing under a cloudy sky.

Outskirts of the Forest

Edward Radclyffe

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with large trees, an arched stone structure, and a low wall in the foreground.

Hyde Park

Alexander Cozens, 1746

Hand-coloured print of labourers with a horse and cart on a wooded track, with a resting dog and a distant village.

Labourers

Richard Earlom, 1790

Engraving of a shepherd at a gate with sheep grazing beside a fence, large trees on the right, and a cloudy sky.

Changing Pasture

Edward Radclyffe

Pen and grey wash drawing of a lake below a conical mountain, framed by trees under a scribbled cloudy sky.

Landscape with Mountain and Lake

Alexander Cozens, 1750

Mezzotint of gentlemen in 18th-century dress gathered in a Royal Academy life drawing room around a nude male model.

Life School at the Royal Academy

Richard Earlom, 1773

Engraving of Calais pier with figures in traditional dress, rough surf, seagulls, and small boats under a cloudy sky.

Calais Pier

Edward Radclyffe, 1832

Grey wash drawing of a valley framed by craggy cliffs, with distant hills and a cloudy sky.

A Valley

Alexander Cozens, 1775

Etching of a ploughman leading two oxen along a path at dusk, with a rising moon, dark hills and a cloudy sky.

The Weary Ploughman

Samuel Palmer, 1858

Monochrome landscape with a herdsman driving cattle over an arched bridge, a ruined tower, and seated lovers in the foregroun

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle

Thomas Gainsborough, 1779

Brown wash drawing of a leaning tree beside rocky outcrops and distant hills under a pale sky.

Tree and Distant Hills

Alexander Cozens, 1750

Engraved landscape of reapers harvesting grain under a crescent moon, with dark hills and a striated sky.

Harvest Under a Crescent Moon

Samuel Palmer, 1826

Etching of cows grazing beneath trees with a herdsman on a hill, a distant village, and a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cows

Thomas Gainsborough, 1797

Brown wash drawing of a wooded cliff above calm water, with a small sailboat on the distant horizon under a cloudy sky.

Coastal Scene with Wooded Cliff

Alexander Cozens, 1770

Etched rural village at dusk with thatched cottages, a walking figure, cattle, and a rising sun over hills.

The Bellman

Samuel Palmer, 1879

Christ standing with outstretched arms before kneeling apostles, rendered in brown and gold wash.

Christ Appearing to the Apostles after the Resurrection

William Blake, 1795

Pencil landscape drawing of a columned building beside a river, with trees, hills and distant mountains behind.

Buildings by a River with Hills in Background

Alexander Cozens, 1746

Etching of a shepherd piping beside a tree as sheep gather at a wooden fold under a dramatic evening sky.

Opening the Fold

Samuel Palmer, 1880

Pen and wash sketch of Karnak at dusk showing broken columns and a flat horizon under a pale sky.

Karnak, 10:00 pm, 22 January 1867 (213)

Edward Lear, 1867

Ink drawing of a ruined castle on a wooded hill above a lake, with rolling hills and open sky.

Castle in a Landscape

Alexander Cozens, 1770

Engraved print with two oval portraits of bearded men, a central lion with a globe, putti, and ornate scrollwork.

Paulus Pontius - Antonius Van Dyck Eques and Peter Paul Rubens Eques - Google Art Project

Paulus Pontius, 1618

Engraving of the Good Samaritan tending a wounded man beside a white horse, dog and rocky wooded landscape.

The Good Samaritan

Simon François Ravenet, 1772

Brown ink and wash drawing of a shaded glade framed by trees, with a distant mountain and a small building on a rise.

The Glade

Alexander Cozens, 1750

Etching of Whitehall Palace seen from the Thames, with rowing boats and a barge on the water in the foreground.

Palatium Regis Prope Londinum, Vulgo Whitehall

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Engraving of Christ at the Pool of Bethesda with an angel above, surrounded by sick figures beneath trees and an arcade.

The Pool of Bethesda

Simon François Ravenet, 1772

Engraved view of a crowded city lane with brick houses, tall chimneys, figures and a railway viaduct under smoke.

YCBA London a Pilgrimage 06

Gustave Doré, 1872

Pencil drawing of a church spire rising above riverside cottages, with a moored boat and trees along the water.

Great Marlow Church, Buckinghamshire

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Grey wash drawing of a village with a church steeple below steep, wooded mountains and patchwork fields in a valley.

Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France

Henry Swinburne

Engraved view of a crowded brick city street with chimneys, rooftops, barrels, and a smoky viaduct in the distance.

YCBA London a Pilgrimage 06 (cropped)

Gustave Doré, 1872

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