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Paul Sandby
Paul Sandby

Paul Sandby

English, 1731-1809
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Paul Sandby was an English map-maker turned landscape painter in watercolours, who, along with his older brother Thomas, became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

Sandby was born in Nottingham, and baptised there in 1731, although his date of birth has traditionally been given as 1725. In 1745 he moved to London where he followed his brother Thomas in obtaining an appointment in the military drawing department at the Tower of London. Following the suppression of the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, Sandby was employed to assist in the military survey of the new road to Fort George, and of the northern and western parts of the Highlands, under the direction of Colonel David Watson. He was later appointed draughtsman to the survey.

While undertaking this commission, which included preparing designs for new bridges and fortifications, he began producing watercolour landscapes documenting the changes in Scotland since the rebellion, and making sketches of Scottish events such as the hanging in Edinburgh of soldier-turned-forger John Young in 1751.

He left his post with the survey in 1751, and spent some time living with his brother, who had been appointed Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park. There he assisted his brother, and made a series of drawings of the castle, the town, and its neighbourhood, which were purchased by Sir Joseph Banks. His skills were applauded by fellow artists such as Thomas Gainsborough: if one wanted "real Views from Nature in this Country", declared Gainsborough in 1764, there was no better artist than Sandby, who frequently "employ'd his pencil that way."

He died at his house in Paddington on 7 November 1809, and was buried in the burial ground of St George's, Hanover Square. He was described in his obituaries as "the father of modern landscape painting in watercolors".

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The Tide Rising at Briton Ferry

The Tide Rising at Briton Ferry (1773)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Nurse with Three Children

A Nurse with Three Children

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
Two Women holding a Basket

Two Women holding a Basket

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
A Castle on a River

A Castle on a River

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Distant View of Maidstone, from Lower Bell Inn, Boxley Hill

A Distant View of Maidstone, from Lower Bell Inn, Boxley Hill

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Sandpit

A Sandpit

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A View of Vinters at Boxley, Kent, with Mr. Whatman’s Turkey Paper Mills

A View of Vinters at Boxley, Kent, with Mr. Whatman’s Turkey Paper Mills

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
An Encampment in St. James Park

An Encampment in St. James Park

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
An Unfinished View of the West Gate, Canterbury

An Unfinished View of the West Gate, Canterbury

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Approaching Rochester and the Medway

Approaching Rochester and the Medway (1786)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Bothwell Castle, from the South

Bothwell Castle, from the South

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Bridgenorth, Shropshire

Bridgenorth, Shropshire

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Brook End, Essex

Brook End, Essex

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Conway Castle

Conway Castle

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Couple in a Farmyard

Couple in a Farmyard

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Dartmouth Castle

Dartmouth Castle

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Hackwood Park, Hampshire

Hackwood Park, Hampshire

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Halfway House, Sadler’s Wells

Halfway House, Sadler’s Wells

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Italianate Landscape with Travelers, No. 1

Italianate Landscape with Travelers, No. 1

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Lady Francis Scott and Lady Elliot

Lady Francis Scott and Lady Elliot

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Landscape with a Castle

Landscape with a Castle

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Landscape with a Lake

Landscape with a Lake

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Old Bridge at Shrewsbury

Old Bridge at Shrewsbury

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Roslin Castle, Midlothian

Roslin Castle, Midlothian

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, and the Entrance to the Singing Men’s Cloister

St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, and the Entrance to the Singing Men’s Cloister

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Stream and Wooden Bridge

Stream and Wooden Bridge

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Entrance to Chepstow Castle

The Entrance to Chepstow Castle

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Garden of Thomas Sandby’s House at Englefield Green near Windsor

The Garden of Thomas Sandby’s House at Englefield Green near Windsor

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Gypsy Fortune-Teller

The Gypsy Fortune-Teller

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle

The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
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