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Pencil and white chalk drawing of a tall ash tree with spreading branches and leafy crown on grey paper.

Ash Tree in Ashstead Park

Graphite drawing of two old horses standing in a flat field, one facing right and one turned away.

Two Old Horses Standing in a Field

John Sell Cotman

Grey wash drawing of a horse-drawn cart hauling a large tree trunk along a road, with a driver and trees behind.

Cart Bearing a Large Tree Trunk

Pencil landscape drawing of a stone arched bridge, a tall tower, poplar trees, and small figures beside a river.

Italian Landscape with Three-Arched Bridge, Bridgehouse, Figures on near Bank, and Poplars on Farther Bank

Richard Wilson, 1752

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

Pale watercolor of a ruined abbey beside a river with a sailing boat, a leaning tree, and figures on a horse in the foregroun

Askeaton Abbey near Limerick, Ireland on the River Deel

Pencil drawing of trees beside a thatched cottage and river, with a woman near the water and a figure on a road.

Trees and a Cottage by a River

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1827

Pencil landscape of a river between a high wall and bank, with figures and a distant town under a pale sky.

Italian Landscape with River Running Between High Wall at Left and High Bank at Right Towards a Small Town with Figur…

Richard Wilson, 1753

Pen and ink sketch of a milkmaid milking a cow among cattle, with a standing man, two dogs, and trees on blue paper.

Landscape with a Milk Maid and a Beau

Pencil sketch of a stream flanked by tall poplars, a farmhouse and footbridge in the distance, rocks in the foreground.

A Wooded Stream and a Farmhouse in Normandy

Richard Parkes Bonington

Pencil drawing of a woman in a white gown and veil standing by a tree, arms outstretched, with a lake in the distance.

Portrait of a Lady Standing near a Lake

Richard Cosway, 1802

Watercolor landscape of tall trees, a dirt road with travellers on horseback, and a distant hilltop town under soft clouds.

Italianate Landscape with Travellers no. 2

Paul Sandby, 1760

Grey chalk drawing of tall trees with spreading foliage and a small seated shepherd with a staff at lower left.

Shepherd Seated Under a Tree

Grey watercolor of a small temple on a rocky outcrop above trees and a lake, with cypresses and distant hills.

A Temple Perched on a Rocky Outcrop Seen Across a Lake

Alexander Runciman, 1767

Watercolor landscape of travelers on a rock, tall trees, cattle, and a distant mountain above a lake and town.

Italianate Landscape with Travelers, No. 1

Paul Sandby, 1765

Pencil sketch of a ruined temple, tall trees, and two figures on a river bank under an open sky.

Ruined Temple of Minerva?, Two Figures on River Bank

Pencil drawing of gnarled ancient trees with hollow trunks and dense foliage in a woodland clearing.

Ancient Trees, Lullingstone Park

Samuel Palmer, 1828

Grey wash drawing of a lake with wooded hills, tall trees on the right bank, and a small boat with two figures.

Lake Scene

Pencil drawing of an old gnarled tree trunk with vine-covered roots and thin saplings behind it.

Study of an Old Tree: Trunk and Creeper-Covered Roots

Pen and ink drawing of a tall grassy field, shrubs and trees on a bank, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Cornfields with Barn, Shoreham

Samuel Palmer, 1829

Grey wash drawing of a large spreading tree with dense foliage over undergrowth and an open path on the right.

Tree

George Beaumont, 7th Baronet, 1790

Grey wash drawing of an Italianate landscape with a tall tree, small building, distant hills and two figures on a path.

Italianate Landscape Composition

Brown ink and wash drawing of thatched farm buildings, sheep and figures in a field below rolling hills.

The Valley of Vision

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

Soft brown watercolor of trees lining a park path, a low wall, a small pavilion, and a pond in the foreground.

Trees in Hyde Park, London

Thomas Girtin, 1800

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 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

Pencil drawing of two gnarled ancient trees with spreading branches above rocks beside a lake, on toned paper.

The Arbra Sacra on the Banks of Lake Nemi

Richard Wilson, 1754

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

Landscape Sketch

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

Landscape with Cows

Thomas Gainsborough