About this artwork
Sandby went to Argyll with Lieutenant Colonel David Watson in 1748. Watson was conducting a survey of the area, and Sandby’s job was to make views and draw plans of Tioram and Duart Castle to explain their strategic positions. Sandby uses figures and a boat to give the castle a sense of scale and position in relation to the shoreline and mountains. A copy of this drawing by John Clerk of Eldin is also in the National Gallery of Scotland’s collection of Prints and Drawings (D 4381).
Updated before 2020
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artist:Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809) English
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title:Castle Duart, Isle of Mull
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date created:Dated 1748
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materials:Pen, blue and grey wash on paper
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measurements:19.20 x 30.10 cm
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 82
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Paul Sandby
Paul Sandby
Sandby is best known for his topographical and picturesque landscapes in watercolour. He probably learned drawing from his brother Thomas, and like him became a military draughtsman for the Board of Ordnance at the Tower of London. In 1747 Sandby was appointed chief draughtsman to the Military...
