The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth, Merioneth Shire
Paul Sandby
ca. 1776
Medium
Brush and brown wash over graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 9/16 × 11 9/16 in. (21.7 × 29.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.8.32
Tags
WatermillsFactories
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...