| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Paul Sandby |
| Published | London Printed for Robt. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street |
| Dimensions | Image 234 x 360 mm, Plate 277 x 380 mm, Sheet 348 x 500 mm |
| Notes |
A view of Bethwell Castle with the River Clyde in front, figures in the boat, and figures walking on the shore lines. Inscribed with the title in English and French blow and the number 109 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. Condition: Short repaired tear lower margin well outside of the plate maker, some light creasing, diagonal crease lower right, old tape stains on verson not affecting the recto. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £275.00 |
| Stock ID | 43834 |