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Brown wash drawing of figures beaching a boat on a shore, with sailing vessels, cliffs and a cloudy sky.

Coastal Scene with Figures and Boats

Thomas Gainsborough

Sepia drawing of a pale cliff topped by a building, with rock pillars at left and bare trees and shrubs in the foreground.

Mortain, Normandy

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of a standing man in period costume with a ruff collar, cloak, and sword.

Figure Costume Study: English Nobleman

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a path, a cow, and small figures beneath billowing trees.

Wooded Landscape with Figures, Cottage and Cow

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Watercolor of a Norman arched doorway with zigzag carving and a weathered wooden door, with bricks and timber on the ground.

Norman Doorway, Tottenhill Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of a distant town with church spires beyond a field, framed by a large leafy tree on the left.

Distant View of Jedburgh

Thomas Girtin, 1796

Soft brown wash landscape with a winding path, dark trees, resting cattle on the left, and a hazy distant mountain.

Landscape and Cattle

Thomas Gainsborough

Watercolor interior of a Gothic cathedral with a pointed arch, shadowed passage, and sunlit tiled floor.

Norwich Cathedral: Entrance to Jesus Chapel

John Sell Cotman, 1807

Pencil drawing of a ruined castle with a round tower and arched windows, partly hidden by trees in the foreground.

Saltwood Castle, Kent

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a dense wooded landscape with large trees, shadowed undergrowth and rocky ground on grey paper.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman, Cows and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic church with a tower, pointed windows and gravestones in the churchyard under clouds.

South Side of Catfield Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of a stone arch bridge over a river, with a timber house and castle ruins among trees behind.

Tonbridge Bridge and Castle, Kent

Thomas Girtin, 1794

Grey wash drawing of horseback travellers on a road approaching a village with a church spire and trees.

Travellers on Horseback Approaching a Village with a Spire

Thomas Gainsborough, 1765

Pencil and wash drawing of three panels of Romanesque relief carvings with knights, robed figures and a capital study.

Sculpture on a Suite of Capitals in the Cloisters of the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, No…

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pen and brown ink panoramic sketch of a city skyline with townhouses, a domed roof, a church tower, and street figures.

Sketch for the Eidometropolis: Panorama, Great Surrey Street and Christchurch, Southwark

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Pencil sketch of a milkmaid with a pail beside a wooden stile, with a figure in a wide hat and trees behind.

A Milkmaid Climbing a Stile

Thomas Gainsborough, 1750

Sepia wash drawing of a stone church font with tracery panels on stepped plinth before a dark arched recess.

Font at Dersingham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Pencil sketch of Winchester Cathedral from the north-east, with rooftops, a central tower and grazing cows in front.

Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, from the North-East

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Brown wash drawing of gnarled trees, a peasant with a staff, two donkeys on a path, and a distant cottage.

Wooded Landscape with Peasant and Donkeys

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil sketch of two sailing boats on choppy sea under a cloudy sky, by John Sell Cotman.

Sailing Wherries and Boats in a Choppy Sea

John Sell Cotman

Grey wash drawing of cottages on a chalk cliff above the sea, with a wooden fence and a winding path.

Near Ramsgate, Kent

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Soft charcoal sketch of a young girl holding a small child close against her shoulder on beige paper.

A Young Girl Holding a Child

Thomas Gainsborough, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a large round stone tower with a ruined top, a wooden walkway, and trees on either side.

Round Tower, Castle of Lillebonne, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Pen drawing of a timber-raftered hall with carved panels, shelves of objects, arched doorways and leaded windows.

Stokesy Castle: Interior of a Raftered Hall

Thomas Girtin, 1800

Sepia wash drawing of a wooded landscape with trees, a seated shepherd, sheep grazing, and a distant view.

Wooded Landscape with Shepherd and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, 1765

Pencil drawing of a river scene with trees, two sailing boats with figures, and a windmill on a flat horizon.

The Norfolk Broads

John Sell Cotman

Brown watercolor of Ouse Bridge in York with boats on the river, a church spire, and figures on the bank.

Ouse Bridge, York

Thomas Girtin, 1800

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide hat gazing into a Claude glass, with a separate study of the mirror above.

Man Holding a Claude Glass

Thomas Gainsborough

Pencil and wash drawing of five tapering coffin lids, each with different carved cross, floral, and roundel designs.

Studies of Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Pencil sketch of a tiered church spire rising above London rooftops and townhouses on pale paper.

St. Bride's, Fleet Street, London