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Pencil and blue-tinted drawing of an inverted nude male figure with arms raised, on cream paper.

An Angel with a Trumpet

William Blake, 1805

Pencil sketch of a Gothic stone font with a tall carved canopy inside a church with pointed arches.

Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1811

Grey wash drawing of St. Paul's Cathedral dome above brick buildings and a cart on a London street.

St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand, London

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Pencil sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view on tan paper, with handwritten ink notes along the bottom edge.

A Visionary Head

William Blake, 1819

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate Romanesque church doorway with zigzag arch mouldings and a wooden door with iron scrollwork

North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with ribbed vaults, clustered piers and a decorated stone screen.

St. Alban's Cathedral, Hertfordshire

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Drawing of a kneeling woman gazing up at a glowing risen figure in an arch, with two kneeling angels beside a tomb.

Mary Magdalen at the Sepulchre

William Blake, 1805

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate Gothic niche with carved gargoyles and a leafy tree against a stone wall.

Sculpture upon a House on the North Side of the Cathedral at Bayeux

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil drawing of Peterborough Cathedral's west front with a tall central tower, spires, and detailed Gothic arches.

Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

Thomas Girtin, 1794

Ink and watercolor drawing of a nude man embraced by a woman in blue drapery, with a hooded torch bearer beside the sea.

Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont

William Hamilton

Watercolor of a ruined stone castle with arched windows and broken towers above a grassy slope under a blue sky.

Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1808

Grey wash drawing of a garden wall with a statue in a niche, tall poplars, a bell tower and rooftops behind.

In the Farnese Gardens, Rome

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Portrait of Richard Cosway

William Daniell, 1808

Pencil sketch of a ruined castle interior with broken walls, tall chimney stacks, an arched doorway and overgrown shrubs.

Framlingham Castle, Suffolk: Part of Ruined Interior

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Brown wash drawing of a winged, helmeted figure seated with a staff in a rocky ravine, with a bird flying overhead.

The Archangel Gabriel Awaiting Night

Thomas Girtin, 1799

Sketch of a seated man in a tricorn hat beside a table with a wine bottle and glass, in brown wash.

Gabriel Hunt

William Hogarth

Loose grey and brown wash sketch of two plumed figures seated on a pale mound under a stormy sky.

Fantastic Figures Seated on a Mound

John Sell Cotman, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a round stone tower and arched gateway with windmills on the distant left horizon.

The Land Gate, Rye, Sussex

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Portrait of the Pugilist Johnson

William Lock, 1790

Watercolor of a Norman arched doorway with zigzag carving and a weathered wooden door, with bricks and timber on the ground.

Norman Doorway, Tottenhill Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a street scene with boys tormenting a dog and rooster, a gibbet in the background, and onlooke

The First Stage of Cruelty

William Hogarth, 1750

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man raising a staff toward a winged spirit descending above him, with a crouching figure at

Prospero Summoning Ariel

William Young Ottley, 1800

Sepia wash drawing of a stone church font with tracery panels on stepped plinth before a dark arched recess.

Font at Dersingham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Pencil sketch of Wormingford Church with a gothic window, a large tree, and a small seated figure by a wall.

Wormingford Church

John Constable, 1813

Brown wash drawing of two women in wide-brimmed feathered hats and long striped skirts, one wearing a dark shawl.

The Misses Sandby of Norwich

Brown wash drawing of a large round stone tower with a ruined top, a wooden walkway, and trees on either side.

Round Tower, Castle of Lillebonne, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Pencil sketch of a cottage beside trees and clouds on pale toned paper, by John Constable.

Study for Cottage in Cornfield, East Bergholt

John Constable, 1833

Grey wash drawing of a hanging lamp above two kneeling figures before a pietà in a dim underground shrine.

An Underground Shrine with Two Figures Kneeling before a Pieta

Pencil sketch of a gabled stone rectory with a pointed doorway, an octagonal turret and shrubs in the foreground.

Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1816

Brown wash drawing of two standing figures in period costume beside a seated man at a draped table.

Goetz Von Berlichingen Before The Imperial Magistrate

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826