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Drawing of a kneeling woman gazing up at a glowing risen figure in an arch, with two kneeling angels beside a tomb.

Mary Magdalen at the Sepulchre

William Blake, 1805

Pencil and wash drawing of a Gothic church west front with twin towers, a spire, and figures on wide steps.

St. Peter at Lisieux, Normandy: West Front

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil drawing of a riverside town with a church tower, houses, boats and a wooded hill behind.

View of Kingswear, from Dartmouth, Devon

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Pencil sketch of a winged nude figure seated with raised arms, wild hair and a distressed expression.

Albion Compelling the Four Zoas to Their Proper Tasks

William Blake, 1804

Grey wash drawing of a ruined Gothic abbey facade with pointed arched windows, framed by trees and distant hills.

West Front of Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman

Pencil drawing of the ornate Guildhall facade in Exeter with arched passage, pedestrians, and gabled houses receding on the r

The Guildhall, Exeter

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Ink and watercolor drawing of a nude man embraced by a woman in blue drapery, with a hooded torch bearer beside the sea.

Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont

William Hamilton

Pencil landscape drawing of a river with a stone arched bridge, cattle by the water, and a rocky mountain behind.

Tan-y-Bwlch, North Wales

John Sell Cotman, 1806

Pen and wash drawing of ruined palace walls and arches with rubble, small figures, and a distant bridge.

Ruins of the Savoy Palace, London

Portrait of Richard Cosway

William Daniell, 1808

Pencil and watercolor study of a carved stone effigy of a robed figure with clasped hands beneath a pointed arch.

Study of a Coffin Lid from Houghton Churchyard, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Watercolor of a ruined stone castle on a hill above a shore, with a rowboat and two figures on the water.

Ruins on the Coast

Pen and ink sketch of a grotesque female head with an open mouth and curly hair, surrounded by loose flourishes.

Grotesque Female Head

William Hogarth

Brown wash drawing of a cluster of trees, a fallen branch and a grassy bank with a small animal at lower right.

Study of Trees

John Sell Cotman

Pencil sketch of Lincoln Cathedral's twin towers and spires above trees and rooftops, with a hillside in the foreground.

View of Lincoln Cathedral

Grotesque Male Head

William Hogarth

Pencil and wash drawing of a tapering stone coffin lid with a carved foliate cross and scroll ornament.

Study of a Coffin Lid from a (?) Norfolk Church

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Grey wash drawing of a round stone tower and arched gateway with windmills on the distant left horizon.

The Land Gate, Rye, Sussex

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Pen and ink drawing of a muscular man pressing down on a skeleton, which sprawls beneath him on the sheet.

George Taylor's Epitaph: George Taylor Breaking the Ribs of Death

William Hogarth, 1750

Pencil and watercolor study of a tapering coffin lid carved with a raised cross and Gothic tracery.

Study of a Coffin Lid from a (?) Norfolk Church

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Pencil sketch of Warkworth Castle on a hill above rooftops and trees, with a ruined tower to the right.

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland

Thomas Girtin, 1796

Pen and ink wash drawing of a seated man in a buttoned coat smoking a pipe beside a table with a glass and decanter.

Benjamin Read

William Hogarth, 1757

Pencil drawing of Knapton church in Norfolk with a square battlemented tower, pointed windows, and grassy foreground.

Knapton Church, Norfolk, from the North-East

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Pencil sketch of a harbour with a Gothic church tower, ship masts, and small boats in the water.

St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Sketch of a seated man in a tricorn hat beside a table with a wine bottle and glass, in brown wash.

Gabriel Hunt

William Hogarth

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church porch with a pointed arch, carved capitals and a studded wooden door.

Porch of the Church of Stratton Saint Mary's, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1811

Pencil sketch of a distant town with a church tower and trees under a pale sky, over flat ground.

Rye, Sussex

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Brown wash drawing of figures boarding a boat, with a woman in a long dress helped by a cloaked man beside armed soldiers.

Mary, Queen of Scots, Embarking

William Lock, 1785

Pencil and wash drawing of a Gothic church window with pointed arch and ornate stone tracery, by John Sell Cotman, 1818.

West Window of Snettisham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a street scene with boys tormenting a dog and rooster, a gibbet in the background, and onlooke

The First Stage of Cruelty

William Hogarth, 1750