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Pencil drawing of a Gothic church monument with a tomb chest, ornate pointed canopy, and flanking pinnacles.

A Monument in Raveningham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1816

Grey wash drawing of a church with a domed tower among trees and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Church in Italy

Joseph Wright of Derby

Brown ink and wash drawing of tall trees and two small deer in a woodland landscape with distant hills.

Trees and Deer

John Constable, 1825

Pencil sketch of a thin greyhound with head lowered, ribs visible, standing on a faintly drawn landscape.

A Starved Greyhound

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch page with loose marks suggesting sea and sky, and handwritten colour notes, from a Turner sketchbook.

The Channel Sketchbook

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

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

Pale wash drawing of a ruined Gothic priory with cattle drinking and resting in the foreground.

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1804

Pencil study of ash trees with spreading branches above dense undergrowth on a pale sheet.

Study of Ash Trees

Lionel Bicknell Constable

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

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river, with a classical building, dense trees, and blue hills beyond.

Chateau Navarre, near Evreux, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1830

Pencil sketch of storm clouds over a calm sea with two small sailboats near the horizon.

A Squall; verso: Staffage

Lionel Bicknell Constable

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

John Constable, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of ten carved stone column capitals with foliage, animal, and interlace ornament arranged in a grid.

Capitals in the Abbey Church of St. Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Grey wash drawing of nude figures in dramatic poses before a dark tree, with a figure reaching outward in alarm.

Apollo and Daphne

Master of the Giants, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a large tree and smaller trees in a meadow beneath a pale blue sky with clouds.

Trees in a Meadow

John Constable, 1805

Watercolor of a Gothic church doorway with a wooden door and a tall tracery window above it.

Doorway and Window of a Church

John Sell Cotman

Pencil drawing with red chalk of a nude woman reaching toward a draped male figure over a rocky shore and distant hills.

Allegorical Subject

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

View near Arundel

John Constable, 1834

Brown wash drawing of a ruined Gothic abbey with a tall broken tower, arched openings, and a small figure on a path.

Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman

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

Brown ink drawing of a seated woman playing a lyre under a tree, with two winged cupids making music beside her.

Sappho

Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway, 1826

Pencil drawing of Bamborough Castle ruins on a rocky headland under cloudy skies.

Bamborough Castle, Northumberland

John Sell Cotman, 1808

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

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

Pencil drawing of ruined Caister Castle walls with arched windows, a shrub, and a thatched cottage on the right.

Caister Castle, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of a reclining classical woman on a couch beside a standing nude female figure gesturing outward.

Study of Classical Figures

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

Pen and gray wash drawing of a ruined medieval priory tower with pointed arches under a cloudy sky.

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Ink and wash drawing of a winged armored warrior with spear and shield beside a nude woman and coiled serpents under a dark s

Classical Figures in Battle

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