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Watercolor of a ruined Norman church facade with a zigzag-decorated arch, fallen stones, and a broken fence under a cloudy sk

Ruin of a Norman Church

John Sell Cotman, 1825

Figure Costume Study: French Lady of Quality in 1501

Thomas Girtin, 1793

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

A Woman Seated

Thomas Gainsborough, 1760

Pencil drawing of an open Gothic south door with studded panels and a carved relief panel above the arch.

South Door, Arminghall Hall, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1811

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

Study of a Woman in a Mob Cap

Thomas Gainsborough

Blue-toned watercolor of a misty woodland with tall bare trees and dense undergrowth in the foreground.

In Rokeby Park

John Sell Cotman, 1800

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

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

Watercolor of Norwich Cathedral's north choir aisle with vaulted arches, columns, a red curtain and a seated figure.

Norwich Cathedral: Interior of the North Aisle of the Choir, Looking East

John Sell Cotman, 1829

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

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

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a man in a brown coat leaning on a desk beside a rolled paper.

Portrait of a Scholar

John Sell Cotman, 1802

Figure Costume Study: Persian Lady in 1568

Thomas Girtin, 1793

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figure Costume Study: English Nobleman

Thomas Girtin, 1793

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a leaning tree and small figures beside a pond.

Wooded Landscape with Figures

Thomas Gainsborough, 1788

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 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

Pencil and blue-tinted drawing of an inverted nude male figure with arms raised, on cream paper.

An Angel with a Trumpet

William Blake, 1805

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

Grey wash drawing of St. Paul's Cathedral dome above brick buildings and a cart on a London street.

St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand, London

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Pencil sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view on tan paper, with handwritten ink notes along the bottom edge.

A Visionary Head

William Blake, 1819

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 drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with ribbed vaults, clustered piers and a decorated stone screen.

St. Alban's Cathedral, Hertfordshire

Thomas Girtin, 1797

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 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 Peterborough Cathedral's west front with a tall central tower, spires, and detailed Gothic arches.

Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

Thomas Girtin, 1794

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

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

Grey wash drawing of a garden wall with a statue in a niche, tall poplars, a bell tower and rooftops behind.

In the Farnese Gardens, Rome

Thomas Girtin, 1795

Portrait of Richard Cosway

William Daniell, 1808

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

Brown wash drawing of a winged, helmeted figure seated with a staff in a rocky ravine, with a bird flying overhead.

The Archangel Gabriel Awaiting Night

Thomas Girtin, 1799

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

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

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

Portrait of the Pugilist Johnson

William Lock, 1790

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 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

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man raising a staff toward a winged spirit descending above him, with a crouching figure at

Prospero Summoning Ariel

William Young Ottley, 1800

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 Wormingford Church with a gothic window, a large tree, and a small seated figure by a wall.

Wormingford Church

John Constable, 1813

Brown wash drawing of two women in wide-brimmed feathered hats and long striped skirts, one wearing a dark shawl.

The Misses Sandby of Norwich

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

Pencil sketch of a cottage beside trees and clouds on pale toned paper, by John Constable.

Study for Cottage in Cornfield, East Bergholt

John Constable, 1833

Grey wash drawing of a hanging lamp above two kneeling figures before a pietà in a dim underground shrine.

An Underground Shrine with Two Figures Kneeling before a Pieta

Pencil sketch of a gabled stone rectory with a pointed doorway, an octagonal turret and shrubs in the foreground.

Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1816

Brown wash drawing of two standing figures in period costume beside a seated man at a draped table.

Goetz Von Berlichingen Before The Imperial Magistrate

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Pencil sketch of Moses and Aaron before a crowd of kneeling and reclining figures, one raising a staff.

Moses Striking the Rock (Numbers 20:11)

Richard Westall, 1835

Two watercolor studies of upright stone coffin lids, each carved with a raised cross, on a cream paper ground.

Studies of Two Coffin Lids from Norfolk Churches

John Sell Cotman, 1822

Watercolor of Corinthian temple ruins with a shepherd, sheep, and a woman in blue in the foreground.

Tempio d' Antonio e Faustina

Thomas Girtin, 1798

Pencil sketch of Moses holding a staff beside stone tablets on a cloudy mountain, with a crowd gesturing below.

Moses Bringing the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai (Exodus 34:29)

Richard Westall, 1835

Pencil drawing of a medieval brass with three praying figures, a central man flanked by two women, under gothic canopies.

The Sepulchral Brass of Robert Braunche and His Two Wives in Saint Margaret's Church, Lynn, Norfolk, 1364

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, a lace collar and dark cloak, labelled Francesco Cleyn.

Francesco Cleyn

Thomas Chambers, 1750

Pencil sketch of sailors throwing a bearded man overboard into rough sea beside a rising sea monster.

Jonah Cast Into the Sea (Jonah 1:15)

Richard Westall, 1835

Pencil sketch of a narrow arched church window with iron bars and a star-patterned carved arch above it.

Window on the North Side of Burnham Ulph Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1815

Pencil sketch of a tall stone tower with a conical roof, a figure with a basket, and a small market scene below.

Yarmouth, the North-west Tower

John Sell Cotman, 1811

Pencil sketch of a standing robed man facing a kneeling veiled woman reaching toward him in a wooded garden.

Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene (John 20:13-14)

Richard Westall, 1836

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

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 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

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

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 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 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 drawing of a Gothic stone pulpit with tracery and canopy in a church interior beside a traceried window.

Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1816

Pencil sketch of a church porch with arched doorway, timber belfry and thatched roof, with a seated figure at left.

Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1810