Paul Sandby
British, b.1731, d.1809
Figures Near A Ruined Mill
- Etching
- 168 x 217mm
- 72/74
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Tags: animals, buildings (structures), dogs (animals), hatching, hats, monochrome, people (agents), ruins, trees, windmills
Item 89 in ‘The Prints of Paul Sandy’ by Ann Gunn (Brepols, 2015).
The church in the background has been identified as Saint Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The mill was in what is now George Square and was built to make water available to brewers.
