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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