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Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated woman in a flowing gown on blue-grey paper.

A Woman Seated

Thomas Gainsborough, 1760

Brown wash drawing of Hever Castle, a turreted gabled manor house across a moat, with a small figure and trees.

Hever Castle, Kent

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of wooden scaffolding and a shed for boat building, with figures on a platform under clouds.

Boat Building

Thomas Girtin, 1799

Charcoal and chalk study of two girls holding bundles of sticks, one seated and one standing, on tan paper.

Studies of Girls Carrying Faggots

Thomas Gainsborough, 1780

Brown wash drawing of rolling heathland with clustered trees, a winding path, and a rider in the foreground.

Holt Heath, near Norwich

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing woman seen from behind in a long draped gown and upswept hairstyle.

Figure Costume Study: Noble Virgin of Bologna

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Drawing of two cows wading in a stream beside a rocky bank, with a herdsman and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Cattle Watering by a Stream

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate Gothic niche with carved gargoyles and a leafy tree against a stone wall.

Sculpture upon a House on the North Side of the Cathedral at Bayeux

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil drawing of Christ Church, Blackfriars, showing a tall clock tower, arched windows and a pitched roof, with trees at le

Christ Church, Blackfriars, London

Thomas Girtin, 1792

Grey chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with trees, a campfire with figures at left, and a cow near a stream.

Wooded Landscape with Gypsy Encampment

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775

Watercolor of a ruined stone castle with arched windows and broken towers above a grassy slope under a blue sky.

Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1808

Pencil drawing of a classical country house with columned portico and pediment, trees and a bench in the foreground.

Harewood House, Yorkshire

Thomas Girtin, 1798

Study of a Cow

Thomas Gainsborough, 1755

Pencil sketch of a ruined castle interior with broken walls, tall chimney stacks, an arched doorway and overgrown shrubs.

Framlingham Castle, Suffolk: Part of Ruined Interior

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Pencil sketch of moored sailing boats and low harbor buildings along a waterfront, with smoke drifting on the right.

Bristol: Sketch of Boats and Buildings

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a reclining horned goat with its head raised, on tan paper.

Study of a Goat

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770

Graphite drawing of a red-sailed fishing boat on choppy water with a distant town on the shore under cloudy sky.

Fishing Vessel off Yarmouth

John Sell Cotman

Figure Costume Study: Persian Lady in 1568

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Study of a Woman in a Mob Cap

Thomas Gainsborough

Watercolor sketch of a seated figure and dog beside a Gothic arched window inside a church interior.

Errand Boy Asleep in a Church

John Sell Cotman, 1825

Pencil sketch of four studies of a wooden hay cart with spoked wheels and slatted sides from different angles.

Four Studies of a Hay Cart

Thomas Girtin, 1798

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a castle ruin on the right and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Castle

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Watercolor drawing of a carved octagonal stone font on stepped base, with two paintbrushes lying in the foreground.

Font at Happisburgh Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1811

Pen and ink sketch of ruined Flint Castle with a tall broken tower, trees, and a distant town with smoking chimneys.

Flint Castle

Thomas Girtin, 1798

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a cottage, small figures, and donkeys beside a path.

Wooded Landscape with Figures, Donkeys and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1767

Grey wash architectural elevation of a Gothic church with a central spire, pointed windows and an ornate portal.

Elevation of the Church of Columbiers, near Valognes, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil sketch of a ruined castle on a distant hill above flat foreground terrain under a pale sky.

Dustanborough Castle from a Distance

Thomas Girtin, 1796

Pencil and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with horseback riders crossing a bridge beneath large trees.

Wooded Landscape with Figures on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775

Loose grey and brown wash sketch of two plumed figures seated on a pale mound under a stormy sky.

Fantastic Figures Seated on a Mound

John Sell Cotman, 1800

Pencil sketch of Gothic arches and columns in the ruined interior of Bolton Abbey, with trees visible through an open arch.

Bolton Abbey, Lancashire

Thomas Girtin, 1801