The Tide Rising at Briton Ferry
Paul Sandby
1773
Medium
watercolor over graphite; laid down
Dimensions
Overall: 29.7 x 53.1 cm (11 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.) mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1988.19.1
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...