Paul Sandby

LongconsideredthefatherofEnglishwatercolorpainting,PaulSandby(1731?1809)paintedviewsthroughoutBritain,findingnewscenesinacountryundergoingrapidsocialandcommercialdevelopment,andportrayingfamiliaroneswithafresheye.Encompassingrural,urban,modern,andhistoricalthemes,hisartisunrivalledamongthatofhiscontemporariesforitsremarkablerange.Today,Sandby’spaintingsappearincollectionsaroundtheglobe,includingtheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,theNationalGalleryofArt,Washington,andthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt.InthiscomprehensivesurveyofSandby’slifeandwork,publishedtocelebratetheartist’sbicentenary,leadingauthoritiesdrawonnewresearchtoofferfreshperspectivesonthedevelopmentofeighteenth-centuryBritishartandtheSandby’sroleinpopularizingandprofessionalizingthemediumofwatercolor.Theauthorsalsoexploretheartist’sinfluenceasateacherandhisinnovationsinprintmaking,aswellastheculturalandgeographicalscopeofhiswork.???????,