in London, and much of his time was probably spent on sketching excursions. On 3 May 1757 he married Anne Stogden, and by 1760 he was settled in London. In 1760 he contributed to the first exhibition of the Society of Artists. He exhibited regularly with the society until the foundation of the Royal Academy eight years later, and was one of its first directors when it was incorporated in 1765. In 1768, he was appointed chief drawing master to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, a position he retained until 1799. On the formation of the Royal Academy in the same year he was one of the 28 founder-members nominated by George III. He often served on its council, and contributed to all but eight of the exhibitions held between 1769 and 1809. Sandby made extensive journeys around Britain and Ireland, sketching scenery and ancient monuments. He made his first recorded visit to Wales in 1770, later (1773) touring south Wales with Sir Joseph Banks, resulting in the 1775 publication of XII Views in South Wales and a further 12 views the following year, part of a 48-plate series of aquatint engravings depicting Welsh scenery commissioned by Banks. He died at his house in Paddington on 7 November 1809, and was buried in the burial ground of St George's, Hanover Square. He was described in his obituaries as "the father of modern landscape painting in watercolors". Gallery See also English school of painting References Further reading Julian Faigan, Paul Sandby RA. The Collection in the City of Hamilton Art Gallery (University of Melbourne MA Thesis, 1984). L. Herrmann. Paul and Thomas Sandby (Batsford, 1986). Andrew Wilton & Anne Lyles. The Great Age of British Watercolours (1750–1880) (Prestel, 1993). Anne Lyles & Robin Hamlyn. British watercolours from the Oppé Collection (Tate Gallery Publishing, 1997). Michael Charlesworth, "Thomas Sandby climbs the Hoober Stand", Art History, 19, 2, (1996). Michael Charlesworth, Landscape and Vision (Ashgate, 2008), Chapter One. Ann V. Gunn, '"The Fire of Faction": Sources for Paul Sandby's Satires of 1762-63', Print Quarterly, Vol.XXXIV no.4, (2017), pp. 400–18. External links Paul Sandby online (artcyclopedia.com). Picturing Britain: Paul Sandby (1731-1809) (Daily Telegraph - 27 July 2009). Paul Sandby, Unlikely Founder of Dazzling School of European Art, Souren Melikian, New York Times, 16 April 2010 A detailed Paul Sandby biography Edited by Charles Holme. Text by Alexander J Finberg & E A Taylor.