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Paul Sandby

British artist (1725-1809)
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Paul Sandby
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
1725
Date of death
November 7, 1809, November 9, 1809[10]
Place of birth
Nottingham
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[12][13]
Occupation
painter, printmaker, graphic artist, watercolorist, etcher
Employer
Royal Academy of Arts[14]
Child
Thomas Paul Sandby[11]
Sibling
Thomas Sandby[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Date of baptism
January 12, 1731[26]
Depicted by
Paul Sandby[21]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22][23]
Family name
Sandby[19]
Given name
Paul[20]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Auckland Art Gallery, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, National Galleries Scotland, Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Library of Wales, Yale Center for British Art, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Art Gallery of South Australia, Colonial Williamsburg, Vanderbilt Museum of Art, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Reading Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Gallery Oldham, Print Collection, Denver Art Museum, Ulster Museum, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, print collection of the national Library of BAnQ, Royal Collection
Member of
Royal Academy of Arts[17]
Name in native language
Paul Sandby[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library
Student
William Watts, James Pattison Cockburn[15][16]
Show all 25 facts +1
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Mr. Sandby en Paul Sanby en Paul Sandby en Paul Sandby RA en P. Sanby en P. Sandby en P. Sandey en R. A. Paul Sandby en R.A. P. Sandby en Sanby en Sandbey en Sandby en Sandeby he פול סנדבי ja ポール・サンドビー ko 폴 샌드비 ru Пол Сэндби ru Сэндби, Пол zh 保羅·桑德比
🔖 Identifiers · 88
ISNI
0000000080401875
VIAF cluster ID
40177460, 66485486
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85110442
GND ID
118935321
AAGM person or institution ID
2935
ARTIC artist ID
22902
AbART person ID
64233
ArchINFORM person/group ID
51142
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/67570
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
2505, 13639
Art Renewal Center artist ID
3338
Art UK artist ID
sandby-paul-17311809
Show all 88 identifiers +76
Artcyclopedia artist ID
sandby_paul
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
9707-SANDBY-Paul
Artnet artist ID
paul-sandby
Artsy artist ID
paul-sandby
Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
2493
Australian Prints + Printmaking artist ID
8162
BAnQ authority ID
0001142661
Benezit ID
B00160262
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120501791
British Book Trade Index ID
60727
British Museum person or institution ID
44905
CANTIC ID
981061110326606706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00402212
CONOR.SI ID
278154339
Christie's creator ID
42945
Cyprus University of Technology ID
108139
DDB person (GND) ID
118935321
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118935321
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118935321
Europeana entity
agent/base/150162
FAST ID
153084
Freebase ID
/m/037w39
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003985369707141
George Eastman Museum people ID
143534
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m037w39
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Paul_Sandby
HAND ID
D721-A826-F844-48D1-853D
IdRef ID
02872495X
J9U entity ID
987007273368105171
KBR person ID
21196600
KSW person ID
41012
LBT person ID
PaSandb1809
Libraries Australia ID
36569053
MNBAQ artist ID
600001875
Met Constituent ID
164891
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
3769
Museum-digital person/organization ID
129211, 133991
MutualArt artist ID
9346E0CD2CEBBB64
NL CR AUT ID
ola2003192343
NLA Trove people ID
638329
NUKAT ID
n2014148066
National Gallery of Art artist ID
5441
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
paul-sandby
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
4098
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811296768805606
National Library of Portugal ID
1632982
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1278888
National Library of Wales Authority ID
sandby-paul-1725-1809
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp03962
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072111674
Obálky knih ID
ola2003192343
Open Library ID
OL1126795A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
24613
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
14698
RA Collections ID
5876
RKDartists ID
69552
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
100247
Royal Academy ID
paul-sandby-ra
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
55022
SHARE Catalogue author ID
323188
SNAC ARK ID
w6n39ss0
SNARC ID
Williams Haven
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
13448
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
10386
Städel Museum artist ID
sandby-paul
Tate artist ID
paul-sandby-471
Te Papa agent ID
2039
UK National Archives ID
F37316
Union List of Artist Names ID
500010522
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12573499
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/334252
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
s/sandby
Web umenia creator ID
8898
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kvpxj4v4
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjy4pqJxfYYGWp6tqyqVJC, E39PBJq73v9kpmQ76fb3jBgxjC
YCBA agent ID
30

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 23
Victoria and Albert Museum, National Gallery of Art, Ashmolean Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, National Library of Wales +15 more
Occupation 3
painter, graphic artist, printmaker
Students 3
James Duffield Harding, James Pattison Cockburn, Michael Angelo Rooker
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Employer 1
Royal Academy of Arts
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Academy of Arts
Place of birth 1
Nottingham
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Thomas Sandby
Siblings 1
Thomas Sandby
Student 1
James Pattison Cockburn
Writing language 1
English
← Significant person 1
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Summary

Paul Sandby was born on January 1, 1725[1], in Nottingham[2]. He died on November 7, 1809[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5], printmaker[6], graphic artist[7], watercolorist[8], and etcher[9].

FAQs

Where was Paul Sandby born?

Paul Sandby was born in Nottingham[2].

Where did Paul Sandby die?

Paul Sandby died in London[4].

What did Paul Sandby do for work?

Paul Sandby worked as a painter[5], printmaker[6], graphic artist[7], watercolorist[8], and etcher[9].

Related Entities

Art Gallery of South Australia Ashmolean Museum Denver Art Museum Dulwich Picture Gallery Kingdom of Great Britain London Museum of Fine Arts, Houston National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria National Library of Wales Royal Academy of Arts Städel Museum United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Victoria and Albert Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . oxfordindex.oup.com. oxfordindex.oup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Art Institute of Chicago, Auckland Art Gallery, Städel Museum +2
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: Royal Collection, Add works in collection based on a work"
  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → D721-A826-F844-48D1-853D
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  4. 15w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, printmaker, graphic artist +2
    "Changed claim: Occupation: watercolorist, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect watercolorist → watercolorist (…"
  5. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118935321
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    KSW person ID → 41012
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  7. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981061110326606706
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