Paul Sandby, “Classical Landscape with Ruins,” c. 1750

Paul Sandby (1731–1809)
“Classical Landscape with Ruins,” circa 1750 (1740–1765)

Plate 4 from a series of oval landscape etchings by the renowned "father of English watercolour" and pioneer of aquatint, Paul Sandby (see https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/paul-sandby-ra#).
Note that Plate 6 in this series (Gunn 19) is inscribed with the name of the celebrated Italian Baroque painter, printmaker, and set designer, Marco Ricci (aka Marco Rizzi), as the designer.

Medium & Condition:
Etching printed on fine laid paper, trimmed with a narrow margin around the plate mark and backed with a support sheet.
The print is in excellent condition—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains—though it bears some writing visible only when held to the light. The backing sheet is made of millennium-quality archival washi paper, ensuring stability and ease of display.

Dimensions:

• Sheet size: 10.9 x 14.8 cm
• Plate mark: 10.4 x 14.3 cm

Plate lettering:

• Upper right: “4”
• Lower left: “P Sandby Fec.”

Reference:
Gunn 17 (Ann V Gunn, 2015, The Prints of Paul Sandby (1731–1809): A Catalogue Raisonné).

The British Museum describes this print as:
"Landscape; a ruin with large rounded arches, running from the right foreground away to left, with a couple under an arch in the extreme right, a couple with a child walking across the uneven countryside into the foreground and two figures talking further off to left, with mountains in the background; in an oval."
(https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1904-0819-443)

Price & Shipping:
AU$198 (approximately US$128.60 / €110.95 / £97.83), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this striking and modestly sized etching—offering a glimpse into Sandby’s mastery of landscape—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I’ll be happy to send a PayPal invoice to make your purchase easy.