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Ink and wash allegory by Mauritius Lowe, 1772: classical figures, a draped banner revealing a sleeping figure, and a mountain

An Allegory on the Plight of the Artist

Mauritius Lowe, 1772

Pencil drawing of beached sailing boats on a muddy Thames shore with distant buildings under a cloudy sky.

Shipping on the Thames

John Constable, 1818

Watercolor of a pale Gothic church with pointed windows, gravestones, a tree, and a seated figure on the grass.

Blickling Church, Norfolk, from the South-East

John Sell Cotman

Brown wash drawing of allegorical figures with chains, a winged old man, and a bound nude woman in a rocky landscape.

The Artist Assaulted by Time, Ignorance and Envy

Mauritius Lowe, 1772

Pencil landscape drawing of rolling fields, a flat-topped hill, sheep grazing and shepherds under a cloudy sky.

Old Sarum at Noon

John Constable, 1829

Grey wash drawing of the ruined Bolton Priory church with arched windows, a tower, trees and two figures on a path.

Bolton Priory, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1803

Watercolor of a ruined castle on a riverbank with sailboats, a rowboat, a fisherman, and large trees in the foreground.

A Castle on a River

Charcoal drawing of a winding road past large trees and rolling hills, with two small figures in the distance.

Wooded Slope with a Receding Road

Grey wash drawing of a stone bridge over a river with a ruined castle tower and a figure on the bank.

Brecon Bridge, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1803

Brown wash drawing of a carriage pulled by two horses, with a coachman on top and standing figures in the foreground.

A Carriage and Pair, with Coachman

Paul Sandby, 1774

Pencil sketch of a rural landscape with a walking figure, trees, and a church spire on distant hills.

View near Arundel

John Constable, 1834

Watercolor of moored sailing boats in a shallow estuary with brown hills and distant blue mountains under a pale sky.

Barmouth Estuary with Cader Idris, North Wales

John Sell Cotman

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

Grey wash drawing of a hunting meet with riders and hounds before a large castle under an overcast sky.

A Meet in the grounds of Raby Castle

Watercolor of a ruined Gothic priory west front with a tall broken arch and arched doorway, beside a low roofed range.

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

John Sell Cotman, 1804

Watercolor of a ruined castle on a rocky cliff above fields, with a horse cart and figures in the foreground.

Carreg Cennan Castle

Paul Sandby, 1800

Pencil and white chalk drawing of wicker baskets, a sack, a pot and a broom on stone steps.

Still Life with Broom

Sepia drawing of a stone church with a tall tower and pointed roof beside a dirt road, with trees and a small figure.

Church of Yainville, near Saint Georges de Bocherville, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Watercolor of a tree-lined country road with a rider in blue, pedestrians, a cottage and brick walls.

Bayswater - London

Pencil sketch of a seated male nude twisting toward a hooked-beak bird, likely an eagle, on rocky ground.

Prometheus

Watercolor of three Romanesque arches with carved columns and two standing figures, cloister of Saint Georges de Bocherville.

Arches in the West Side of the Cloister of Saint. Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Brown wash drawing of a pointing man, a woman in a long gown, two top-hatted men, and a child with a dog in a park.

A Family in Hyde Park

Pencil sketch of a hillside with a tall tree and shrubs overlooking a valley with distant hills and small figures.

Boxhill, Surrey

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

Ink and wash drawing of men in tricorn hats conversing on a stone pier beside arched buildings, 1752.

A Group of Men on Westminster Pier

Paul Sandby, 1752

Pencil landscape drawing of a river valley with a castle-crowned hill on the left and a large tree on the right.

Castell Dinas Bran, Wales

Pen and grey wash drawing of a round-ended stone church with conical roof, tower and arched windows, trees at right.

East End of the Abbey Church of St. Paul at Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Pale watercolor of a ruined abbey beside a river with a sailing boat, a leaning tree, and figures on a horse in the foregroun

Askeaton Abbey near Limerick, Ireland on the River Deel

Brown wash drawing of a sailing ship and small boats on calm water under a cloudy sky, with a mooring post at right.

A Seascape

Richard Parkes Bonington

Brown wash drawing of vaulted rock-cut caverns with stone pillars and arches receding into shadow, by John Sell Cotman.

Caverns Excavated in the Rock within the Castle of Chateau Gaillard, near Andelys, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1822