Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British
Title:: An Unfinished View of the West Gate, Canterbury
Date:: between 1780 and 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink and oil on paper laid down on panel
Dimensions:: 17 7/8 x 25 inches (45.4 x 63.5 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1975.1.20
Gallery Label:: Sandby visited Canterbury in the early 1780s and sketched the city's medieval West Gate. This unfinished oil sketch and related gouache both represent the West Gate from different angles. The oil sketch was executed in paper and includes under-drawing in pen and ink, indicative of Sandby's tendency to handle oil in much the same way as he handled gouache at this midpoint in his career. Gallery label for Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)