Paul Sandby: The Father of English Watercolour — Art Guide Australia (2024)

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Paul Sandby RA (1730/31 - 1809)

A Founder Member of the Royal Academy, Paul Sandby is remembered as 'the father of English watercolour' and also pioneered the new printing technique of aquatint.

Biography. Paul Sandby (1731 – 7 November 1809) was an English map-maker turned landscape painter in watercolours, who, along with his older brother Thomas, became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

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