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Painting of three reapers cutting wheat under a stormy sky, with a dog in the foreground and sheaves at left.

A Finished Study for 'Reaping'

John Linnell, 1858

Study of a Grey Horse

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1800

Oil sketch of allegorical figures in clouds, including a seated woman in blue, cherubs, a cornucopia and a scroll, by James T

A Sketch of Gratitude Crowned by Peace, with Other Allegorical Figures of Industry, Fame and Plenty

James Thornhill, 1712

Loose oil sketch of foresters with a white horse and hounds in a woodland, with deer near a stream at right.

?A Sketch for `Foresters Stalking Deer'

John Frederick Lewis, 1824

Painting of a red fox standing with head turned toward the viewer, tail curled behind, on a warm brown background.

Study of a Fox

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1810

Studies of Jacky Turner and the Reverend Charles Hope's Gardener

James Ward, 1800

Oil portrait study of a young girl in a white lace cap with pink ribbons and a blue dress, against a brown background.

Sketch of a Young Girl

Joseph Highmore, 1735

Painted study of summer flowers including red poppies, irises, roses, and snapdragons on a pale ochre background.

Studies of Summer Flowers

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1848

Painting of a nude man struggling with a boa constrictor coiled around his arm, lying against a green background.

Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor, Study for "Liboya Serpent Seizing its Prey

James Ward, 1803

Oil sketch of eight men in powdered wigs and dark coats gathered around a red-draped table in an interior.

Study for a Group Portrait

Joseph Highmore, 1729

Painted study of many flower species, including poppies, morning glories and clematis, scattered across a grey background.

Studies of Flowers

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1848

Dark oil sketch of a steep limestone ravine with a waterfall, moonlit clouds, and cattle near a pool.

Sketch for 'Gordale Scar'

James Ward, 1812

Dark oil study of a draped pale figure carried by a man in a shadowy interior beneath a barred window.

Study for Burying the Royal Children

James Northcote, 1790

Three oval portrait studies of men in top hats in a gilt frame, labeled Lord Douglas, Lord Stradbroke and Lord Eglinton.

Studies for the Portraits of Lord Eglinton, Lord Douglas and Lord Stradbroke in `The Waterloo Cup Coursing Meeting' (…

Richard Ansdell, 1841

Small painting of a red sunset over a dark sea with rocky cliffs and a pale figure standing at the shoreline.

Study for 'Calypso's Grotto'

Francis Danby, 1843

Study of a Working Horse

Thomas Sidney Cooper

Two women in pale draped dresses rest on a sofa beside ceramic vases and a fan, in a decorated interior.

Beads (study)

Albert Joseph Moore, 1875

Painted officer in red coat on chestnut horse, surrounded by brown ink sketches of figures and horses on tan paper.

Studies for the Duke of Wellington

George Hayter, 1820

Oil study of a red embroidered coat with gold trim draped over a wooden easel against a brown background.

Study of a Coat Belonging to John, 11th Earl of Westmorland

Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1850

Painting of a weathered broken tree trunk and boulders, one mossy, under a grey sky with a distant green tree.

Study of Rocks and Branches

George Augustus Wallis, 1795

Brown wash portrait study of a seated woman resting her head on her hand, with white highlights, dated 1863.

Portrait Study of Martha, Lady Hayter

George Hayter, 1863

Painted study of two red poppy flowers on slender stems with grey-green leaves against a warm brown background.

Study of Poppies

James Inskipp, 1832

Man in red hunting coat and top hat on a brown horse, seen from behind, holding a riding crop against a grey background.

Portrait of Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Lord Delamere, on His Hunter (study for "The Cheshire Hunt at Tatton Park")

Henry Calvert, 1839

Studies of carrier pigeon

Dean Wolstenholme the younger, 1837

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

Pen and watercolor drawing of a Gothic stone piscina with tracery canopy and basin in a church wall.

A Piscina in Blickling Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1814