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Pencil drawing of an ornate Gothic church portal with pointed arches, sculpted figures, and small people at the door.

The Church of St. Wulfran, Abbeville: The North Door of the West Front

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1823

Brown wash drawing of the rounded east end of an abbey church with a tall tower behind it, by John Sell Cotman, 1818.

Abbey Church at Fecamp, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

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

Brown wash drawing of two classically dressed men beside a cave and tree, one pointing and holding a shovel.

Alcibiades and Timon

Richard Westall

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

Brown wash drawing of a young woman in a bonnet and long dress pouring water from a watering can.

A Girl with a Watering Can facing left: Sarah Hough, Mrs. T.P. Sandby's Nursery Maid

Paul Sandby, 1805

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a seated woman in a bonnet milking a horned cow beside a pail.

Mrs. Cosway as the Milkmaid

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 drawing of a royal coach with crowned emblems and red drapery, with faint pencil sketches beside it.

A Coach with Royal Coat of Arms

Paul Sandby, 1764

Grey wash drawing of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, with Mary on a donkey nursing the infant, an angel above and a man

Flight into Egypt

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

Pencil and wash sketch of two laden hay carts pulled by horses, with a standing horse at upper right.

Two laden Hay Carts with Horses

Pencil drawing of a cloaked man in a plumed hat watching a sleeping figure in a bed beside a table with a candle.

Imogen and Iachimo

Richard Cosway, 1805

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

Brown wash drawing of four laden mules with panniers flanking a covered cart with a large wheel.

Four Mules with Panniers and a Cart

Pen and brown ink drawing of Venus and Mars embracing beneath a canopy, with a sleeping cupid and armor in the foreground.

Venus and Mars

Richard Cosway, 1790

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

Francis Grose Asleep in a Chair

Pencil and blue-wash drawing of a young man with curly hair in a military coat and blue cravat, in an oval vignette.

Study for a Miniature Portrait of a Member of the Royal Family

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

Grey wash drawing of an ox cart beside water, large trees, a flagpole, figures on a road and a distant ship.

Woolwich Warren

Graphite drawing of Christ blessing children, with a haloed figure and reaching hands among a crowd of people.

Christ Blessing Little Children

Sepia drawing of a steep rocky cliff topped by a ruined castle, with a town below and a hunter with dogs in the foreground.

Domfront, Looking to the South East

John Sell Cotman, 1820

Watercolor of a river bank with fishermen, swans, a horse cart, and a distant town with church spires under a hazy sky.

Eton College from the South

Graphite drawing of a woman and child seized by armed robbers beneath trees, one robber holding a torch.

Queen Margaret of Anjon with the Prince, Her Son, Stript of Her Regalia by Robbers

Pencil and wash drawing of a Romanesque church interior with arches and columns leading to an altar with a lectern.

East End of the Abbey Church of Saint-Georges de Boscherville, near Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Brown ink and wash drawing of two women in period dress, one carrying a wicker basket of bread loaves.

Two Girls Carrying a Basket

Pencil drawing of a seated man, head in hands, in a shadowed cave, by Richard Cosway.

Timon of Athens Before His Cave

Richard Cosway, 1805

Pencil and brown wash drawing of a Gothic church east end with arches and pinnacles, with a pack animal and figures on a stre

East End of Saint Jacques at Dieppe, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1819

Brown ink and wash drawing of women carrying white laundry baskets on their heads, with a small dog at left.

Washerwomen

Paul Sandby, 1790