# GANDY, Joseph Michael

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1771–1843
- Profession: painter
- School: English

## Biography

English artist, architect and theorist who gained notoriety for luminous and imaginative paintings based on practical architectural designs. He remains known as one of the greatest illustrators of architecture in British history.

## Related artworks

- [Bird&#39;s eye view of the Bank of England](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandy-joseph-michael-r3bb518a6cfd8d6/birds-eye-view-of-the-bank-of-england-ra97cf7c882db26>)
- [Rotunda of the Bank of England](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandy-joseph-michael-r3bb518a6cfd8d6/rotunda-of-the-bank-of-england-rc6717f40f6df84>)
- [Sundry designs](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandy-joseph-michael-r3bb518a6cfd8d6/sundry-designs-ra14d4ef67f2b5e>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)