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Views of Warwick Castle:  Warwick Castle from the Lodge Hill, by Paul Sandby, 1776

Views of Warwick Castle: Warwick Castle from the Lodge Hill

Paul Sandby

1776

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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Overview

Views of Warwick Castle: Warwick Castle from the Lodge Hill is a 1776 by Paul Sandby, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Paul Sandby
When & what style?
1776 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a landscape with a large castle in the distance. The castle is white with many windows and towers. In front of the castle, there are trees and fields with cows and people. The sky is cloudy and light-colored. The painting is done in a way that makes the castle look important and the landscape look peaceful. The artist used different shades of color to make the scene look realistic. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of artist Paul Sandby.

About the artist

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Artist

Paul Sandby

Paul Sandby, (1731 – 7 November 1809) was an English mapmaker and painter who specialised in landscape art. Along with his older brother Thomas Sandby, he was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

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