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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 Artist’s Studio, Bayswater

The Artist’s Studio, Bayswater

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Hundred Steps and Winchester Tower, Windsor Castle, Berkshire

The Hundred Steps and Winchester Tower, Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Woolwich

Woolwich

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Study of a gentleman wearing a tricorn hat

Study of a gentleman wearing a tricorn hat

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Figurative
Manerbawr Castle in Pembrokeshire

Manerbawr Castle in Pembrokeshire (1775)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Tower Gate at Windsor Castle

The Tower Gate at Windsor Castle (1767)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Landscape

Landscape (c. 1751–1809)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Luton Park, Bedfordshire

Luton Park, Bedfordshire (1760s)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
South east view of the grounds of Sir John Elwill’s house; Elvill’s, Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey

South east view of the grounds of Sir John Elwill’s house; Elvill’s, Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Design to represent the beginning and completion of an American Settlement or Farm

A Design to represent the beginning and completion of an American Settlement or Farm (1761)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A View in Hudson’s River of the Entrance of what is called the Topan Sea.

A View in Hudson’s River of the Entrance of what is called the Topan Sea. (1761)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A View of Bethlem, the Great Morovian Settlement in the Province of Pennsylvania.

A View of Bethlem, the Great Morovian Settlement in the Province of Pennsylvania. (1761)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A View of the Great Cohoes on the Mohawk River

A View of the Great Cohoes on the Mohawk River (1761)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Encampment in the Museum Garden

The Encampment in the Museum Garden (1783)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
An English balloon 1784

An English balloon 1784

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Illustration
Girl with a Bonnet at Work (recto)

Girl with a Bonnet at Work (recto)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
Girl with a Bonnet Reclining (verso)

Girl with a Bonnet Reclining (verso)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
Ladies and Gentlemen in a Country Park

Ladies and Gentlemen in a Country Park

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
The Bridge at Bridgnorth in Shropshire

The Bridge at Bridgnorth in Shropshire

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth, Merioneth Shire

The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth, Merioneth Shire (ca. 1776)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire (1770–79)

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

Windsor Great Park (1790–99)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
A Carriage and Pair, with Coachman

A Carriage and Pair, with Coachman (1774)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
A Family in Hyde Park

A Family in Hyde Park

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
A Girl with a Watering Can facing left; Sarah Hough, Mrs. T.P. Sandby’s Nursery Maid

A Girl with a Watering Can facing left; Sarah Hough, Mrs. T.P. Sandby’s Nursery Maid (ca. 1805)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
A Group of Men on Westminster Pier

A Group of Men on Westminster Pier (ca. 1752)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
A Man and a Saddled Horse

A Man and a Saddled Horse

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
Capriccio with Edinburgh Castle and Arthur’s Seat

Capriccio with Edinburgh Castle and Arthur’s Seat (before 1773)

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Landscape
Cart Bearing a Large Tree Trunk

Cart Bearing a Large Tree Trunk

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
Election Scene

Election Scene

Paul Sandby (English, 1731-1809)
Drawings
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