Travellers Halted in a Wooded Landscape
Paul Sandby
1735 - 1809
Medium
brush
Dimensions
640; 475
About this artwork
penseel in waterverf, zwart krijt
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...