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Description: | Small bust portrait of Paul Sandby. He is resting his left elbow on a book entitled 'Views'.
'Paul Sandby R.A.' in pencil at bottom, 'R' inside 'C' in pencil at centre right, by Sandby's hand. On reverse, in pencil 'Paul Sandby in R.A. at[..] 79 years, drawn 1804 by Rd. Cosway Esq. R.A.' Sir Charles Rich (donor's husband d. <1935) 'descended on his mother's side from the Sandbys ... was the last surviving relative of the family. He had pictures given him by various members of the family - and inherited some from Mr. William Sandby who lent a number to the 'Special Exhibition of Drawings and Pictures by Paul & Thomas Sandby [Castle Mus. 1884]'
Accession number: NCM 1945-175 | Subjects: | miniatures artists portraits | Temporal: | 1804 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | by COSWAY/Richard | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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