A View of the Lake & Island seen from the Lawn, with the Bridge, the Temples of Arethusa, & Victory, & the great Pagoda, in the Royal Gardens at Kew
William Marlow (1740 - 1813)
Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)
Coloured engraving
1763
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About the work
- Location
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Country: Spain
City: Madrid
Place: British Embassy
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About the artist
Paul Sandby, painter, printmaker and drawing master, was born in Nottingham. He was taught by his elder brother, architect and draughtsman Thomas Sandby, and followed Thomas in working at the Board of Ordnance. In 1747, he was made official draughtsman to the military survey of the Scottish Highlands, following the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. During the Gordon Riots of 1780, he was employed to record the military encampments in London. He was chief drawing master at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich from 1768 to 1796. Sandby was involved in the establishment of the Society of Artists and was a founder member of the Royal Academy. His made numerous views of Windsor Castle and Windsor Great Park, over a period of around 50 years.
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Explore
- Subjects
- rowing boat, horseback, topography, tree, horse, sheep, lake, island, bridge (rural), botanic garden, garden, lawn, footbridge, temple (religious building), pagoda
- Materials & Techniques
- engraving, coloured engraving
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Details
- Title
- A View of the Lake & Island seen from the Lawn, with the Bridge, the Temples of Arethusa, & Victory, & the great Pagoda, in the Royal Gardens at Kew
- Date
- 1763
- Medium
- Coloured engraving
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Parker Gallery, June 1971
- GAC number
- 9283