Windsor Terrass looking Westward

1776

Paul Sandby

Associated Names
Paul Sandby

Artist, British, 1731 - 1809

Robert Pollard

Artist, British, 1755 - 1838

The image shows a scene of Windsor Terrace facing westward. A large building, possibly part of Windsor Castle, is on the left side with turrets and windows. In the middle ground, there are hills and a distant landscape against a soft sky. The painting is detailed with precise brushwork, emphasizing architectural features and trees. The color scheme consists of brown sepia tones. People in period clothing, some with children and pets, are in the foreground, adding activity. In the background, the landscape extends towards the horizon, revealing the surrounding countryside.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and lift-ground aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34 × 47.6 cm (13 3/8 × 18 3/4 in.)
    book (volume closed): 46 × 32 (18 1/8 × 12 5/8)

  • Accession Number

    2004.119.1.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gunn 2015, no. 228

  • Series Title

    Six Views of Windsor and Eton 1776 (Plate 3)

  • Volume Title

    Album of Views in England and Wales

Associated Artworks

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Paul Sandby Esq; F.R.A.

Robert Pollard, Robert Pollard

1780

Album of Views in England and Wales

Paul Sandby, Robert Pollard

1775

Windsor Castle from the N.W.

Paul Sandby, Robert Pollard

1776

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 134 b.

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann: no. 27

2015

  • Gunn, Ann V. The Prints of Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809). Turnhout, 2015: no. 228

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 104, fig. 10.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: No. 3.; lower right in plate: P. Sandby Fecit.; lower center in plate: Windsor Terrass Looking Westward.; lower left in plate: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by P. Sandby St. Georges Row Sepr. 1st. 1776.

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