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Three flowering plants, including coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), common rue (Ruta graveolens), and a legume. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Six flowering plants, one possibly a pink (Dianthus species) and one an Anthriscus species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Elijah restores the widow's son to his mother, who greets him with open arms. Drawing by R.T. Bone, ca. 1811.

Two flowering plants, one possibly a campanula. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Five flowering plants, one possibly an Anthriscus species. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Four flowering plants, including a toad lily (Tricyrtis species) and a pink (Dianthus species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

Drunken sailors round a table cheering and throwing their hats in the air as a man with a wooden leg recounts the Battle of the Nile. Reproduction of an etching by C. H., c. 1825, after G. Cruikshank.

Four flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Three flowering plants, one possibly a composite. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Branches of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Pen drawing.

Rose hips and leaves. Watercolour and pen drawings.

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

World War One: back view of a man seated on a cushion on the ground. Black chalk drawing, c. 1914.

Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

World War One: back view of a wounded man lying down. Black chalk drawing, c. 1914.

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Sketches

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Works from the collections

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

World War One: back view of a man seated on a cushion on the ground. Black chalk drawing, c. 1914.

Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

World War One: back view of a wounded man lying down. Black chalk drawing, c. 1914.

Sketches

Images from the collections

Images of Sketches

Works from the collections

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Leaves of birch (Betula species). Pen drawing with pencil.

World War One: back view of a man seated on a cushion on the ground. Black chalk drawing, c. 1914.

Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

World War One: back view of a wounded man lying down. Black chalk drawing, c. 1914.

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