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Pen and brown wash drawing of an old barn with steep roofs framed by trees and bushes under an open sky.

An Ancient Barn at Shoreham

Pencil sketch of Framlingham Castle with crenellated towers, a long curtain wall and ruins on a grassy mound.

Framlingham Castle, Suffolk

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Pencil and wash sketch of a two-wheeled cart, a man in a hat, and several horses on a plain ground.

Two-wheeled Tip-cart with Horses

Pencil sketch of foxglove plants and tall grasses on a bank, with handwritten notes about leaf edges and colour.

Foxgloves

Pale brown wash drawing of a Romanesque church with a square tower and arched windows on a grassy embankment.

South-East View of the Church of Lery, near Pont-de-l'Arche, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Brown wash drawing of two crowded rowing boats with armed crew beside a ship's dark hull.

Two Boats with Crews, Study for The Royal William at Sea

Brown ink and wash drawing of thatched farm buildings, sheep and figures in a field below rolling hills.

The Valley of Vision

Five tapering coffin lids in pencil and wash, each with a different carved cross design, drawn side by side on cream paper.

Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Grey wash drawing of a large spreading tree with dense foliage over undergrowth and an open path on the right.

Tree

George Beaumont, 7th Baronet, 1790

Brown wash drawing of an old village street with gabled buildings, a large tree, a rider on horseback, and distant towers.

Study of Old Buildings

Brown wash drawing of Hever Castle, a turreted gabled manor house across a moat, with a small figure and trees.

Hever Castle, Kent

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of a rock-cut cave temple interior with a large standing Buddha statue framed by columns and carved reliefs.

An Excavated Temple on the Island of Salsette: The Great Chaitya Temple (Cave 3), Kanheri

Thomas Daniell, 1795

Graphite drawing of an old cedar tree with spreading branches above faint sketched shrubs and trees.

Old Cedar Tree in Botanic Garden, Chelsea

Samuel Palmer, 1854

Brown wash drawing of rolling heathland with clustered trees, a winding path, and a rider in the foreground.

Holt Heath, near Norwich

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil sketch of a coastal bay with a sailing ship, small figures on the shore, trees on the right, and rocks in the foregrou

Fowl Island, Bay of Bengal, Coast of Arakan

Thomas Daniell, 1786

Pen and wash drawing of rolling hills, hedgerows, village trees and tall bare trees under a pale sky, by Samuel Palmer.

Shoreham, Kent

Samuel Palmer, 1831

Graphite drawing of a red-sailed fishing boat on choppy water with a distant town on the shore under cloudy sky.

Fishing Vessel off Yarmouth

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of palace ruins, a temple gateway tower, stone pillars and trees with hills in the distance.

Palace Ruins, Pillar and Temple Gateway, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Thomas Daniell, 1792

Pen and brown wash sketch of a landscape with large trees, rolling hills, and small standing figures at right.

Landscape Sketch

Watercolor sketch of a seated figure and dog beside a Gothic arched window inside a church interior.

Errand Boy Asleep in a Church

John Sell Cotman, 1825

Pencil sketch of Fort St George in Madras with palm trees, beach figures, fishing boats and sailing ships on the horizon.

South East View of Fort St George, Madras

Thomas Daniell, 1793

Watercolor and pen drawing of a steep valley with rocky cliffs, trees, and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Valley of Dolwyddelan

Watercolor drawing of a carved octagonal stone font on stepped base, with two paintbrushes lying in the foreground.

Font at Happisburgh Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1811

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with trees, distant hills, and a wooden bridge with small figures.

Veransulean Pennisula

Thomas Daniell, 1792

Pencil sketch of Rome with St. Peter's dome, a bell tower, distant domes, walking figures and a donkey in the foreground.

Rome from San Spirito

Grey wash architectural elevation of a Gothic church with a central spire, pointed windows and an ornate portal.

Elevation of the Church of Columbiers, near Valognes, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Gray chalk drawing of a wooded valley with cattle, sheep, a herdsman, a stream, and a ruined hilltop building.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle, Buildings on a Hill, and Rustic Lovers

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of a thatched cottage among trees and shrubs on rolling hills by Samuel Palmer.

The Primitive Cottage, Shoreham

Sepia drawing of a pale cliff topped by a building, with rock pillars at left and bare trees and shrubs in the foreground.

Mortain, Normandy

John Sell Cotman

Pencil drawing of a peasant reading a tombstone beside a ruined church among trees, with a path and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading an Inscription on a Tombstone beside a Ruined Church, Figures, Donkey, Sheep an…

Thomas Gainsborough, 1742

Pencil sketch of wooden scaffolding and a shed for boat building, with figures on a platform under clouds.

Boat Building

Thomas Girtin, 1799

Watercolor interior of a Gothic cathedral with a pointed arch, shadowed passage, and sunlit tiled floor.

Norwich Cathedral: Entrance to Jesus Chapel

John Sell Cotman, 1807

Brown wash drawing of trees, boulders, and a herdsman with two cows on a path beneath a pale sky.

Landscape with Cows

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil drawing of Christ Church, Blackfriars, showing a tall clock tower, arched windows and a pitched roof, with trees at le

Christ Church, Blackfriars, London

Thomas Girtin, 1792

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic church with a tower, pointed windows and gravestones in the churchyard under clouds.

South Side of Catfield Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman

Black chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with billowing trees, two figures on a road, and houses on a hill.

Wooded Landscape with Figures and Houses on the Hill

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil drawing of a classical country house with columned portico and pediment, trees and a bench in the foreground.

Harewood House, Yorkshire

Thomas Girtin, 1798

Pencil and wash drawing of three panels of Romanesque relief carvings with knights, robed figures and a capital study.

Sculpture on a Suite of Capitals in the Cloisters of the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, No…

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Brown wash drawing of a thatched cottage, grazing cows, figures and trees in an open landscape.

Open Landscape with Figures, Cows and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Pencil sketch of moored sailing boats and low harbor buildings along a waterfront, with smoke drifting on the right.

Bristol: Sketch of Boats and Buildings

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Pencil sketch of two sailing boats on choppy sea under a cloudy sky, by John Sell Cotman.

Sailing Wherries and Boats in a Choppy Sea

John Sell Cotman

Sepia wash drawing of a wooded lane with a horse cart, figures walking, a dog, and large trees under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart and Figures Walking down a Lane

Thomas Gainsborough, 1760

Pen and ink sketch of ruined Flint Castle with a tall broken tower, trees, and a distant town with smoking chimneys.

Flint Castle

Thomas Girtin, 1798

Pencil drawing of a river scene with trees, two sailing boats with figures, and a windmill on a flat horizon.

The Norfolk Broads

John Sell Cotman

Drawing of two cows wading in a stream beside a rocky bank, with a herdsman and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Cattle Watering by a Stream

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil sketch of a ruined castle on a distant hill above flat foreground terrain under a pale sky.

Dustanborough Castle from a Distance

Thomas Girtin, 1796

Pencil and wash drawing of five tapering coffin lids, each with different carved cross, floral, and roundel designs.

Studies of Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Grey chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with trees, a campfire with figures at left, and a cow near a stream.

Wooded Landscape with Gypsy Encampment

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775

Pencil sketch of Gothic arches and columns in the ruined interior of Bolton Abbey, with trees visible through an open arch.

Bolton Abbey, Lancashire

Thomas Girtin, 1801

Four pencil and wash studies of tapering carved coffin lids, each bearing a different cross and decorative pattern.

Studies of Four Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Study of a Cow

Thomas Gainsborough, 1755

Pencil sketch of a distant town with church spires beyond a field, framed by a large leafy tree on the left.

Distant View of Jedburgh

Thomas Girtin, 1796

Watercolor of a ruined castle with an arched doorway and broken tower on a grassy hill under a cloudy sky.

Unidentified Castle (Formerly Called Clanbury Castle)

John Sell Cotman

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a reclining horned goat with its head raised, on tan paper.

Study of a Goat

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770

Pencil sketch of a stone arch bridge over a river, with a timber house and castle ruins among trees behind.

Tonbridge Bridge and Castle, Kent

Thomas Girtin, 1794

Graphite drawing of two old horses standing in a flat field, one facing right and one turned away.

Two Old Horses Standing in a Field

John Sell Cotman

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a castle ruin on the right and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Castle

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Pen and brown ink panoramic sketch of a city skyline with townhouses, a domed roof, a church tower, and street figures.

Sketch for the Eidometropolis: Panorama, Great Surrey Street and Christchurch, Southwark

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Pencil and chalk drawing of travellers and animals crossing a stone arch bridge over a steep alpine gorge.

Travellers Crossing a Bridge over an Alpine Gorge

John Sell Cotman, 1828

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a cottage, small figures, and donkeys beside a path.

Wooded Landscape with Figures, Donkeys and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1767

Pencil sketch of Winchester Cathedral from the north-east, with rooftops, a central tower and grazing cows in front.

Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, from the North-East

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Watercolor caricature of a thin man offering papers to a stout man in brown coat, who raises a hand to refuse.

The Rise of the Stocks (One of a Set of Three)

John Sell Cotman, 1799

Pencil and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with horseback riders crossing a bridge beneath large trees.

Wooded Landscape with Figures on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775

Grey wash drawing of cottages on a chalk cliff above the sea, with a wooden fence and a winding path.

Near Ramsgate, Kent

Thomas Girtin, 1795