Abstract
This study examines Paul Sandy's Twelve Views in Wales (1777), one of the earliest aquatint series produced in Britain, focusing on an impression held by the Koriyama City Museum of Art. It aims to clarify how Sandby selected paper in relation to the papermaking conditions of late eighteenth-century Britain. At that time, printmaking was widely practiced, and paper-the essential support for images-was continually improved with the advances of the Industrial Revolution. Despite its importance, detailed case studies of the specific papers used in individual works remain scarce. This paper therefore presents a case study of the above-mentioned example, offering insights into both the material and technical aspects of print production in late eighteenth-century Britain.
