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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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Italianate Landscape with Castle, Cascade and Anglers

Italianate Landscape with Castle, Cascade and Anglers (between 1780 and 1790)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Italianate Landscape with Travellers no. 2

Italianate Landscape with Travellers no. 2 (ca. 1760)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Lake Scene

Lake Scene

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Music by Moonlight

Music by Moonlight (1782 or 1788)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
North West View of Wakefield Lodge in Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire

North West View of Wakefield Lodge in Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire (1767)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
North-East View of Sir John Elvil’s House on Englefield Green near Egham in Surrey

North-East View of Sir John Elvil’s House on Englefield Green near Egham in Surrey

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

Old Bridge at Shrewsbury (1772)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
One of Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania from SCENOGRAPHI AMERICANA

One of Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania from SCENOGRAPHI AMERICANA (1761)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
One of Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania from SCENOGRAPHI AMERICANA

One of Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania from SCENOGRAPHI AMERICANA (1761)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Pont-y-Pier near Llanroost, Denbighshire

Pont-y-Pier near Llanroost, Denbighshire (ca. 1800)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Romantic Landscape – Peasants at the Foot of a Castle on a Crag

Romantic Landscape – Peasants at the Foot of a Castle on a Crag

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Bayswater Turnpike

The Bayswater Turnpike

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Gunpowder Magazine, Hyde Park

The Gunpowder Magazine, Hyde Park (ca. 1793)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Trees, with a Man Crossing a Footbridge

Trees, with a Man Crossing a Footbridge

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
View of Richmond Castle, Yorkshire

View of Richmond Castle, Yorkshire

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Welsh Mountain Study

Welsh Mountain Study (between 1800 and 1809)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Lady Copying at a Drawing Table

A Lady Copying at a Drawing Table (ca. 1765)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
A Lady with a Fan

A Lady with a Fan (ca. 1760)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
An Old Market Woman Grinning and Gesturing with her Left Hand

An Old Market Woman Grinning and Gesturing with her Left Hand

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
Caricature of George Bubb Dodington and Sir Thomas Robinson

Caricature of George Bubb Dodington and Sir Thomas Robinson (ca. 1761)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
Edward Mason

Edward Mason (between 1755 and 1760)

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

Lady Francis Scott and Lady Elliot (ca. 1770)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
Pony and Hooded Gig

Pony and Hooded Gig

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
River Ferry with Many Passengers and Animals

River Ferry with Many Passengers and Animals

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
Sara Hough, Mrs. T. P. Sandby’s Nursery Maid

Sara Hough, Mrs. T. P. Sandby’s Nursery Maid (ca. 1805)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
The Light Dragoons

The Light Dragoons

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

Two Women holding a Basket (ca. 1759)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
A Coach with Royal Coat of Arms

A Coach with Royal Coat of Arms (ca. 1764)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Still Life
A Welsh Sunset River Landscape.

A Welsh Sunset River Landscape. (1775-1800)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Public House

A Public House (circa 1770)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
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