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Painting of a shepherd piping beside resting sheep and a reclining figure under trees, with hills and a golden sunset beyond.

Evening Pasture

James Smetham, 1865

Painting of rugged cliffs with green tops falling to rocks and turquoise surf under a cloudy sky.

On the Welsh Coast

John Brett, 1882

Painting of two horses, a donkey and sheep on a hillside overlooking a distant valley and river under cloudy skies.

Morning: Landscape with Mares and Sheep

Sr George Barret, 1775

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

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

Lake Windermere

Francis Towne, 1786

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

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

Just above Ekhmim

Edward Lear, 1867

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

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

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

Korosko

Edward Lear, 1867

Engraved reproduction of an ornate allegorical ceiling with a central oval of cherubs and winged figures, framed by smaller p

From the Painting of the Ceiling in the Banqueting House at White-Hall in the Year 1720

Simon Gribelin, 1720

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

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

Five Classical Heads

Inigo Jones, 1630

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 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

Brown ink and wash sketch of a sailing boat on water beside dark shoreline trees under a brightening sky, with birds.

Dawn

John Constable, 1831

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 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.

Pencil drawing of an ornately carved medieval chest with winged griffins, heraldic shields and Gothic tracery panels.

Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Grey wash drawing of a Georgian house in a park, framed by large trees under a pale sky.

A Three Storied Georgian House in a Park

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1795

Grey wash drawing of a horse-drawn cart hauling a large tree trunk along a road, with a driver and trees behind.

Cart Bearing a Large Tree Trunk

Pen and brown wash drawing of a large abbey with twin spires, with horse riders galloping across a field in the foreground.

Abbaye Aux Hommes, Caen

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil sketch of an ornate Gothic turret with a pointed spire, arched windows, and carved stonework.

Palais de Justice, Rouen

Richard Parkes Bonington

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

Barge

Charcoal drawing of a river landscape with trees, a rowing boat, and a windmill on the horizon.

River Landscape, Probably near Thorpe, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1841

Engraved panoramic view of Berwick upon Tweed with a stone bridge, walled town, church spire and ships on the river.

The South View of Berwick Upon Tweed

Samuel Buck, 1743

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

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

Landscape Sketch

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