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Early Netherlandish drawings

The British Museum · London, United Kingdom · 16 Apr to 20 Sep 2026

On nowConfirmed 31 Aug 2026 · check before you travelFrom the museum's own page

Drawings from the Low Countries of the 1400s and 1500s, tracking the point at which a sheet stopped being preparatory and became a finished work held to be worth keeping on its own terms.

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First recorded 5 August 2026Last confirmed 31 August 2026The source we used

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