(Code No. 5219)Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809).(Antique Aquatint Print.)Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire. (South Wales.)Date. 1st September 1775.London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike image size 10 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 12 x 15ins. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby, mark to the centre of image.Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement. Chepstow Castle (Welsh: Cas-gwent), located in Chepstow, Monmouthshire in Wales, on top of cliffs overlooking the River Wye, is the oldest surviving stone fortification in Britain. It was built under the instruction of the Norman Lord William fitzOsbern, soon made Earl of Hereford, from 1067, and was the southernmost of a chain of castles built along the English-Welsh border in the Welsh Marches.

(Code No. 5213)SANDBY, Paul; (English. 1725-1809)Bangor in the County of Caernarvon. (North Wales).Date.1st September 1776.London. Page size, [16 1/2 x 12 1/2ins]. Original engraved aquatint & etching print, slight marks to outer margins. This is plate 9 out of XII of Sandby's "Twelve Views of South Wales" were the result of his 1771 tour of South Wales with Sir Joseph Banks and the Hon. Charles Greville, to whom he dedicated his set. Among the first aquatints published in England, the twelve views launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.The origins of the City of Bangor date back to the founding of a monastic establishment on the site of Bangor Cathedral by the Celtic saint Deiniol in the early 6th century AD. The name 'Bangor' itself is an old Welsh word for a type of fenced-in enclosure, such as was originally on the site of the cathedral.

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SANDBY, Paul; (English. 1725-1809.)

Carey Castle in Pembrokeshire.

Date. 1st September 1775.

London. Page size, [15 1/2 x 10 1/2ins]. Original engraved aquatint & etching print, slight marks to outer margins.

This is plate X out of XII of Sandby's "Twelve Views of South Wales" were the result of his 1771 tour of South Wales with Sir Joseph Banks and the Hon. Charles Greville, to whom he dedicated his set. Among the first aquatints published in England, the twelve views launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.

View of Carew Castle in South Wales. The castle stands on a strategic position on a low ridge overlooking the Carew River. A timber castle was first built here by Gerald of Windsor in c.1100 but the stone castle depicted here was built by Sir Nicholas de Carew and successive generations of his family in the 13th and 14th centuries. The castle is built around a square courtyard; there are circular towers with square bases on the west side and more regular circular towers on the east side. The castle complex included two gatehouses, kitchens and a chapel tower. £130.00

(Code No. 5209)

SANDBY, Paul; (English. 1725-1809).

Episcopal Palace at St. Davids.

Date. 1st September 1775.

London. Page size, [16 1/2 x 12 1/2ins]. Original engraved aquatint & etching print, slight marks to outer margins.

This is plate XII out of XII of Sandby's "Twelve Views of South Wales" were the result of his 1771 tour of South Wales with Sir Joseph Banks and the Hon. Charles Greville, to whom he dedicated his set. Among the first aquatints published in England, the twelve views launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.

St Davids Cathedral has been the dominant presence since the 12th century and was a popular pilgrimage destination throughout the middle ages. £130.00

(Code No. 5208)SANDBY, Paul; (English. 1725-1809.)The South Gate of Cardiff Castle in Glamorgan Shire.Date.1773-75.London. Page size, [16 1/2 x 12 1/2ins]. Original engraved aquatint & etching print. This is plate 2 out of XII of a complete early proofs set prior to both Boydell and Sandby imprints, 1774-75.Sandby's "Twelve Views of South Wales" were the result of his 1771 tour of South Wales with Sir Joseph Banks and the Hon. Charles Greville, to whom he dedicated his set. Among the first aquatints published in England, the twelve views launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement. View of Cardiff Castle, in Cardiff, South Wales. This particular site has been fortified since the Roman invasion but the first castle to be built here was constructed in c.1091 by Robert Fitzhamon. During the 1860s Cardiff Castle was transformed into a Victorian mansion by John Crichton-Stuart, third Marquess of Bute. The architect was William Burges and Capability Brown was hired to landscape the gardens. The South Gate which is depicted in this print was built at this time.

(Code No. 5207)SANDBY, Paul; (English. 1725-1809).Benton Castle Looking down the Reach to Milford Haven.Date.1773-75London. Page size, [13 x 10ins]. Original engraved aquatint & etching print, nick into engraved area,(1/2ins approx). This is plate XI out of XII of a complete early proofs set prior to both Boydell and Sandby imprints, 1774-75.Sandby's "Twelve Views of South Wales" were the result of his 1771 tour of South Wales with Sir Joseph Banks and the Hon. Charles Greville, to whom he dedicated his set. Among the first aquatints published in England, the twelve views launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement. A fair amount of the structure of Benton Castle remains, and its original character is traceable, showing it to have been a very small enclosure castle with a round keep, and another round tower on the exposed side. The ward was polygonal, and the building dates from the late 13th-century. No contemporary history of the castle is known.

(Code No. 5164)Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809).(Antique Aquatint Print.)View of the River Dee 3 miles Short of Bala, with Cader- Idris Mountain near Dolgelli, (Dolgellau), 30 miles Distant..Date. 1st September 1777.London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row. Image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 11 x 16ins. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby.Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement. Dolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the Mawddach. It was the county town of the former county of Merionethshire.

(Code No. 5134)Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809).(Antique Aquatint Print.)CAREW CASTLE, N.W. (In Welsh county of Pembrokeshire.)Date. 1st September 1777.London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 11 x 16ins. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby. Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.Carew Castle is a castle in the civil parish of Carew in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire. The famous Carew family take their name from the place, and still own the castle. The outer ward has earthworks that were built by Royalist defenders during the English Civil War in the 1640s.

(Code No. 5081)

Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809).

(Antique Aquatint Print).

The Entrance to Chepstow Castle.

Date. 1st September 1777.

London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row, Oxford Turnpike. Image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 ins. 1st September 1777. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby, no blank margins. £70.00

Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.

(Code No. 5080)Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809).(Antique Aquatint Print.)Cardiff Castle from the West.Date. 1st September 1777.London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike. image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 11 x 16ins. 1st September 1777. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby..Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.

(Code No. 5079)Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809).(Antique Aquatint Print.)Inside view of Chepstow Castle looking Eastward.Date. 1st September 1777.London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike. Image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 11 x 16ins. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby. Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launchedthe popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.

(Code No. 4847)Sandby, Paul. (1725-1809).(Antique Aquatint Print.)Manerbawr Castle from the inward Court. (Pembrokeshire, South Wales).Date. 1st September 1775London. Publishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike. Image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 11 x 16ins. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby.Paul Sandby published the first aquatints in England, his many aquatint views of North & South Wales launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement.

(Code No. 4513)

Sandby, Paul.

(Antique Aquatint Print.)

Dinas Bran Castle from Llangollen.

Date. 1781.

London. Palser, Surrey. Page Size 11 1/4 x 10 1/4ins. Image size 11 x 8 ins. Original hand coloured mixed method engraving, etched and aquatint. Laid onto card. Engraved by Paul Sandby, from an original drawing by Atkington, two slight marks to engraved surface, outer edges of card boarder, marked and rubbed.  Rare copy. £130.00

Art historians have described Sandby as the first artist to fully understand and express the picturesque in art . The aquatint print was invented in France, eliminating the lined effect typical of eighteenth century engravings. Sandby developed the process of making aquatints so that he could recreate in a print, the look of a watercolour with varied tones and delicate patterns. In 1771 he set off from Wynnstay, Ruabon and soon became inspired by Wales' most dramatic scenery, it would help transform attitudes to Wales and even herald the arrival of the Romantic Movement in British art.

(Code No. 4512)

Sandby, Paul.

(Antique Aquatint Print.)

Conway in the County of Caernarvon.

Date. 1st Sept 1770.

London. Page Size 13 1/4 x 10 1/4ins. Image size 11 1/2 x 8 1/2ins. Original Hand Coloured Aquatint, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby, nicks and slight marks to the outer margins, not affecting the engraved area.  £130.00

Art historians have described Sandby as the first artist to fully understand and express the picturesque in art. The aquatint print was invented in France, eliminating the lined effect typical of eighteenth century engravings. Sandby developed the process of making aquatints so that he could recreate in a print, the look of a watercolour with varied tones and delicate patterns. In 1771 he set off from Wynnstay, Ruabon and soon became inspired by Wales' most dramatic scenery - resulting in the subsequent publication of Sandby's XII Views in North Wales. This famous series of prints, (Conway being one of them. Plate No. 11), would help transform attitudes to Wales and even herald the arrival of the Romantic Movement in British art.

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(Code No. 4803)Sandby, Paul.(Antique Aquatint Print.)The west gate of Cardiff in Glamorganshire. (South Wales.)Date. Sept', 1777.London. image size 11 1/4 x 8 ins, page size 17 3/4 x 14ins. Original aquatint engraved print, drawn and engraved by Paul Sandby. Art historians have described Sandby as the first artist to fully understand and express the picturesque in art. The aquatint print was invented in France, eliminating the lined effect typical of eighteenth century engravings. Sandby developed the process of making aquatints so that he could recreate in a print, the look of a watercolour with varied tones and delicate patterns. In 1771 he set off from Wynnstay, Ruabon and soon became inspired by Wales' most dramatic scenery - resulting in the subsequent publication of Sandby's XII Views in North Wales. This famous series of prints, (west gate of Cardiff being one of them, plate No. 1), would help transform attitudes to Wales and even herald the arrival of the Romantic Movement in British art.