The Bridge at Bridgnorth in Shropshire
Paul Sandby
1726 to 1750
Medium
pen and gray ink with watercolor over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 33.5 x 52 cm (13 3/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Paul Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1986.72.17
About the Artist
Paul Sandby
Paul Sandby (1731–1809), an English painter and draughtsman born in Nottingham, is celebrated as the father of English watercolour landscape painting. He learned drawing from his older brother Thomas Sandby, a prominent architect and artist, and followed him into the Military Drawing Office at the Tower of London, where they honed their skills as military draughtsmen. In 1747, Paul accompanied Tho...