Anthony Sands

Anthony Sands
Sands by Frederick Sandys (1849)
Born1806
Died1883
NationalityBritish
OccupationPainter

Anthony Sands (1806–1883) was a British painter. He was the father of artist Frederick Sandys.[1] Anthony was originally a dyer by profession, became a drawing-master in Norwich and subsequently a portrait and subject painter; examples of his work were in the Norwich Museum (No. 50) and in Mr. Russell Colman's collection at Norwich. He died in 1883.[2]

  1. ^ Day, Harold A. E. (1979). The Norwich School of Painters. Eastbourne Fine Art. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-902010-10-9.
  2. ^ Ross, Robbie (1912). "Sandys, Frederick" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. pp. 263–265. see lines 6-9:= His father, Anthony Sands.....