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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 Norman Gate and Deputy Governor’s House

The Norman Gate and Deputy Governor’s House

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The North Terrace, Looking East

The North Terrace, Looking East

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The North Terrace, Windsor Castle, Looking West

The North Terrace, Windsor Castle, Looking West

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Queen Elizabeth Gate

The Queen Elizabeth Gate

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Westgate, Canterbury

The Westgate, Canterbury

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Woodyard, Great Windsor Park

The Woodyard, Great Windsor Park

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
View at Charlton, Kent

View at Charlton, Kent

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Windsor Castle from Datchet Lane on a rejoicing night, 1768

Windsor Castle from Datchet Lane on a rejoicing night, 1768

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Windsor Castle- The Round Tower, Royal Court and Devil’s Tower from the Black Rod

Windsor Castle- The Round Tower, Royal Court and Devil’s Tower from the Black Rod

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Poultry Seller

A Poultry Seller (c. 1759)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
Dawn in Luton Park

Dawn in Luton Park (1763-1765)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Afternoon

Afternoon (1769)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Landscape With Lake And Large Tree In Foreground

Landscape With Lake And Large Tree In Foreground (c.1725-1809)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Morning

Morning (1769)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Night

Night (1769)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Noon

Noon (1769)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
On The Isis

On The Isis (1764)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Romantic Landscape With Figures And Cattle

Romantic Landscape With Figures And Cattle (c.1725-1809)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Scene In Worcestershire

Scene In Worcestershire (c.1725-1809)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Stormy Sea with Castle Ruin and Figures

Stormy Sea with Castle Ruin and Figures (c.1725-1809)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Hundred Steps, Windsor Castle

The Hundred Steps, Windsor Castle (c.1725-1809)

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

Mountainous Landscape with a Fortress (1760)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Travellers Halted in a Wooded Landscape

Travellers Halted in a Wooded Landscape (1735 - 1809)

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 (1802)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Askeaton Abbey near Limerick, Ireland on the River Deel

Askeaton Abbey near Limerick, Ireland on the River Deel

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Bayswater – London

Bayswater – London

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Carreg Cennen Castle

Carreg Cennen Castle (ca. 1800)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Eton College from the South

Eton College from the South

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Ipswich from the Grounds of Christchurch Mansion

Ipswich from the Grounds of Christchurch Mansion

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Iron Forge on the River Kent, Westmorland

Iron Forge on the River Kent, Westmorland

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
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