| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Paul Sandby |
| Published | London Printed for Robt. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet street |
| Dimensions | Image 227 x 360 mm, Plate 276 x 377 mm, Sheet 343 x 509 mm |
| Notes |
A view of Edinburgh Castle with groups of people in the foreground. The title inscribed in English and French below and the number 104 in the upper right of the plate. Paul Sandby (1731-1809) was a British watercolourist and printmaker. Born in Nottingham, he moved to London in 1745 where he joined his older brother, Thomas Sandby, at the topographical drawing room of the Board of Ordnance, at the Tower of London. He played an important part in the survey of the Scottish Highlands after the Jacobite Rebellion. From the 1750s he was involved in the campaign to found the Royal Academy. In 1768 he was appointed drawing master to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He made a number of satirical etchings, notably against Hogarth in 1753-4 and the early 1760s. He often collaborated with his brother in providing figures for topographical watercolours. He learned aquatint from Burdett in December 1773. Robert Sayer (1725-1794) was one of the most prolific and successful British publishers, cartographers, and print-sellers of the Georgian era. Following his brother's marriage to the daughter in law of the publisher John Overton, Sayer continued the business, branching out into sea charts, maritime atlases, and general maps. In addition to his cartographic achievements, Sayer was also instrumental in growing the public taste for prints after paintings, particularly those by Johan Zoffany, with whom he developed a lifelong friendship as well as a lucrative business partnership. Following his death, the business was continued by Laurie and Whittle. Condition: some light creasing, old tape stains to verso and lower margin not affecting the plate or image, worm holes lower right corner of margin. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £300.00 |
| Stock ID | 43835 |