Saint Quintins Castle near Cowbridge in Glamorgan Shire, 1775, Paul Sandby, British, 1731 - 1809, 9 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. ( x cm) (plate)10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Etching and aquatint, England, 18th century, Paul Sandby’s print could easily be confused for a drawing. The artist, one of the first to use the term 'aquatint,' published his first series of aquatint etchings in 1775. They are based on a series of landscape watercolors Sandby did in Wales, with the aquatint imitating the artist’s celebrated subtle wash transitions.

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