Paul Sandby, RA, British 1730/31-1809- View of a village church, with figures conversing on the street; pen, black ink, and wash on paper, signed 'P. Sandby' (lower right), 15.7 x 21.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Sandby was a prominent and influential landscape watercolourist who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768. The present work is a classic example of Sandby's approach, defined by a simplicity and clarity of line which befits his peaceful compositions depicting quiet, typically rural, surroundings occupied only by a few diminutive figures.

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