1750
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Title Page is a 1750 ink by Paul Sandby, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a fanciful garden with crumbling stone arches, columns, and statues. A man in old-fashioned clothes stands near the center, pointing at the ruins. The scene looks like a mix of broken temples and overgrown plants, all drawn in black lines on light paper. The title at the bottom reads *"A New Book of Ruins,"* hinting this was part of a series. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, making the ruins look almost three-dimensional. Next, check out the technique: etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
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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