Sandby

Sandby, PAUL (1725-1809), a distinguished painter and engraver, was born at Nottingham and made many journeys in Wales and Scotland after completing his art studies, and the drawings executed by him were engraved in an original manner upon copper; but he specially excelled as a water-colour painter, and many fine specimens of his work are in English galleries. He became a R.A. on the foundation of the Academy in 1768, and was in the same year appointed drawing-master at the Woolwich Military Institution.