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Pencil sketch of palace ruins, a temple gateway tower, stone pillars and trees with hills in the distance.

Palace Ruins, Pillar and Temple Gateway, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Thomas Daniell, 1792

Pencil and brown wash drawing of a fortified building atop a steep rocky cliff, with small figures near an arched gateway.

Part of the Old Fortifications at Saint Lo, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Brown wash drawing of an old village street with gabled buildings, a large tree, a rider on horseback, and distant towers.

Study of Old Buildings

Pencil sketch of Fort St George in Madras with palm trees, beach figures, fishing boats and sailing ships on the horizon.

South East View of Fort St George, Madras

Thomas Daniell, 1793

Pencil sketch of Gothic arches and a doorway inside the ruins of a medieval priory.

Interior of the Ruins of Yarmouth Priory

John Sell Cotman, 1811

Graphite drawing of an old cedar tree with spreading branches above faint sketched shrubs and trees.

Old Cedar Tree in Botanic Garden, Chelsea

Samuel Palmer, 1854

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with trees, distant hills, and a wooden bridge with small figures.

Veransulean Pennisula

Thomas Daniell, 1792

Pencil sketch of a stone building beside a river with hills behind, and a seated man and dog under trees on the right.

Near Whitby, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1814

Ink and wash drawing of a crescent moon over a dark night landscape with trees, a hedgerow, and small sketches below.

The Crescent Moon

Figure Costume Study: French Lady of Quality in 1501

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Pencil sketch of Framlingham Castle with crenellated towers, a long curtain wall and ruins on a grassy mound.

Framlingham Castle, Suffolk

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Pen and wash drawing of rolling hills, hedgerows, village trees and tall bare trees under a pale sky, by Samuel Palmer.

Shoreham, Kent

Samuel Palmer, 1831

Gray chalk drawing of a wooded valley with cattle, sheep, a herdsman, a stream, and a ruined hilltop building.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle, Buildings on a Hill, and Rustic Lovers

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a carved Gothic doorway and tracery screen in a cathedral interior with an arched vault above.

Interior of Norwich Cathedral: Doorway and Screen Between the South Transept and the Aisle of the Presbytery

John Sell Cotman, 1808

Pen and brown wash sketch of a landscape with large trees, rolling hills, and small standing figures at right.

Landscape Sketch

Pencil drawing of a peasant reading a tombstone beside a ruined church among trees, with a path and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading an Inscription on a Tombstone beside a Ruined Church, Figures, Donkey, Sheep an…

Thomas Gainsborough, 1742

Pale brown wash drawing of a Romanesque church with a square tower and arched windows on a grassy embankment.

South-East View of the Church of Lery, near Pont-de-l'Arche, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Watercolor and pen drawing of a steep valley with rocky cliffs, trees, and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Valley of Dolwyddelan

Brown wash drawing of trees, boulders, and a herdsman with two cows on a path beneath a pale sky.

Landscape with Cows

Thomas Gainsborough

Brown wash drawing of a tall Romanesque church tower with a pointed spire, beside a roofed nave and trees.

South-East View of the Church of Ifs, Near Caen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1820

Pencil sketch of Rome with St. Peter's dome, a bell tower, distant domes, walking figures and a donkey in the foreground.

Rome from San Spirito

Black chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with billowing trees, two figures on a road, and houses on a hill.

Wooded Landscape with Figures and Houses on the Hill

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil sketch of a Gothic stone font with a tall carved canopy inside a church with pointed arches.

Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1811

Pen and ink drawing of a thatched cottage among trees and shrubs on rolling hills by Samuel Palmer.

The Primitive Cottage, Shoreham

Brown wash drawing of a thatched cottage, grazing cows, figures and trees in an open landscape.

Open Landscape with Figures, Cows and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate Romanesque church doorway with zigzag arch mouldings and a wooden door with iron scrollwork

North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil sketch of a standing man in Tudor-style costume with cap, ruff and cape, labeled Edward 6 in 1550.

Figure Costume Study of Edward VI in 1550

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Sepia wash drawing of a wooded lane with a horse cart, figures walking, a dog, and large trees under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart and Figures Walking down a Lane

Thomas Gainsborough, 1760

Five tapering coffin lids in pencil and wash, each with a different carved cross design, drawn side by side on cream paper.

Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Pencil sketch of a standing man in Tudor-style costume with a feathered cap, ruff, and staff.

Figure Costume Study of Henry VIII

Thomas Girtin, 1793