Sketching Outdoors

Towns, castles and lakes, drawn on the spot.

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Pirna: The Obertor from the South — Bernardo Bellotto

Pirna: The Obertor from the South

Bernardo Bellotto · mid-1750s

Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes — Frédéric Bazille

Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes

Frédéric Bazille · 1867

View of Heidelberg — Jan Brueghel the Elder

View of Heidelberg

Jan Brueghel the Elder · ca. 1588–89

Capriccio with a Circular Tower, Two Houses, and a Bridge — Francesco Guardi

Capriccio with a Circular Tower, Two Houses, and a Bridge

Francesco Guardi · 18th century

Capriccio with a Square Tower and Two Houses — Francesco Guardi

Capriccio with a Square Tower and Two Houses

Francesco Guardi · 18th century

Capriccio with an Island, a Tower, and Houses — Francesco Guardi

Capriccio with an Island, a Tower, and Houses

Francesco Guardi · 18th century

An Overgrown Mineshaft — Carl Gustav Carus

An Overgrown Mineshaft

Carl Gustav Carus · ca. 1824

Vaprio d'Adda — Bernardo Bellotto

Vaprio d'Adda

Bernardo Bellotto · 1744

Fantastic Landscape — Francesco Guardi

Fantastic Landscape

Francesco Guardi · ca. 1765

View of La Crescenza — Claude Lorrain

View of La Crescenza

Claude Lorrain · 1648–50

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos — Niccolo Pussino

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos

Niccolo Pussino · 1640

View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer — Jan van Goyen

View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer

Jan van Goyen · 1646

Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond — Jacob van Ruisdael

Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond

Jacob van Ruisdael · 1650–55

Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill — Fra Bartolomeo

Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill

Fra Bartolomeo · c. 1508

Veduta interna dell'Atrio del Portico di Ottavia (Internal View of the Atrium of the Portico of Octavia), in: 'Vedute di Roma' (Views of Rome) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Veduta interna dell'Atrio del Portico di Ottavia (Internal View of the Atrium of the Portico of Octavia), in: 'Vedute di Roma' (Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1760

Landscape with a Goat — Titian

Landscape with a Goat

Titian · 1500–11

Roman Landscape — Arnold Böcklin

Roman Landscape

Arnold Böcklin · ca. 1850–52

Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon — Canaletto

Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon

Canaletto · early 1740s

Dice Players in a Venetian Square — Francesco Guardi

Dice Players in a Venetian Square

Francesco Guardi · 1712–93

Fantastic Landscape — Francesco Guardi

Fantastic Landscape

Francesco Guardi · ca. 1765

The Villa Loredan, Paese — Francesco Guardi

The Villa Loredan, Paese

Francesco Guardi · early 1780s

View of St. Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum — Richard Wilson

View of St. Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum

Richard Wilson · 1754

Country House near the Water — Jan van Goyen

Country House near the Water

Jan van Goyen · 1646

The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht — Jan van Goyen

The Pelkus Gate near Utrecht

Jan van Goyen · 1646

Castle by a River — Jan van Goyen

Castle by a River

Jan van Goyen · 1647

River View with a Village Church — Jan van Goyen

River View with a Village Church

Jan van Goyen

A View of The Hague from the Northwest — Jan van Goyen

A View of The Hague from the Northwest

Jan van Goyen · 1647

View of the Wilderness at Kew — Sir William Chambers · William Marlow

View of the Wilderness at Kew

Sir William Chambers · William Marlow · 1763

A Wooded River Landscape with a Church and Figures — Hendrick Avercamp

A Wooded River Landscape with a Church and Figures

Hendrick Avercamp · ca. 1613

View of a Colliery at the Edge of a Town — John Ruskin · George Price Boyce

View of a Colliery at the Edge of a Town

John Ruskin · George Price Boyce · 1865–75

Naples — John Ruskin

Naples

John Ruskin · 1841 (?)

Viterbo — John Ruskin

Viterbo

John Ruskin · c. 1840–49

Street in Bologna — John Ruskin

Street in Bologna

John Ruskin · 1845

Fortresses in Tyrol, near Mals (recto); Castle in Lenzburg (verso) — John Ruskin

Fortresses in Tyrol, near Mals (recto); Castle in Lenzburg (verso)

John Ruskin · 1839/1900

Bridge at Croyland — John Ruskin

Bridge at Croyland

John Ruskin · c. 1860–69

Landscape with a Fantastic Castle — George Sand

Landscape with a Fantastic Castle

George Sand · 1865

Ville de Thun — J. M. W. Turner

Ville de Thun

J. M. W. Turner · 1816

London from Greenwich — J. M. W. Turner

London from Greenwich

J. M. W. Turner · 1811

Liber Studiorum: Windmill and Lock — J. M. W. Turner

Liber Studiorum: Windmill and Lock

J. M. W. Turner

Liber Studiorum: Scene in the Campagna — J. M. W. Turner

Liber Studiorum: Scene in the Campagna

J. M. W. Turner

Cottage Beside a Canal with a View of Ouderkerk — Rembrandt

Cottage Beside a Canal with a View of Ouderkerk

Rembrandt · c. 1641

Landscape with Three Gabled Cottages Beside a Road — Rembrandt

Landscape with Three Gabled Cottages Beside a Road

Rembrandt · 1650

Cottage Beside a Canal With a View of Ouderkerk — Rembrandt

Cottage Beside a Canal With a View of Ouderkerk

Rembrandt · c. 1641

Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore — Edward Lear

Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore

Edward Lear · 1839

Olevano — Edward Lear

Olevano

Edward Lear · 1841

Hardwar, India — Edward Lear

Hardwar, India

Edward Lear · 1875

Farm House along a River, two figures at left — Jean-Antoine Watteau

Farm House along a River, two figures at left

Jean-Antoine Watteau · n.d.

Temple of Sol and Luna…, from Views of Rome (Tempi del Sole e della Luna, o come altri, d'Iside e Serapi, from Vedute di Roma) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Temple of Sol and Luna…, from Views of Rome (Tempi del Sole e della Luna, o come altri, d'Iside e Serapi, from Vedute di Roma)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1760-78

The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome — Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · first published 1762

Views of Rome: Rovine del Sisto o sia della gran sala delle Terme Antoniniane — Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Views of Rome: Rovine del Sisto o sia della gran sala delle Terme Antoniniane

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1765