Wynnstay, Seat of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn Bart, from a Cottage Above the New Bridge Over the River Dee, Denbigh Shire 1776

Editor: This is Paul Sandby's "Wynnstay, Seat of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn Bart, from a Cottage Above the New Bridge Over the River Dee, Denbigh Shire." It’s a sepia-toned print that feels so serene. What strikes you about this landscape? Curator: It whispers of a time when nature and estate were intertwined, doesn’t it? I'm drawn to the little figures – they seem to melt into the scene, like they're part of the landscape itself. It's as if Sandby is asking, who owns whom, the land or the landed? Editor: That’s a perspective I hadn't considered. It really does blend the human and natural elements, doesn't it? Curator: Indeed. And it’s done with such grace and gentleness. Sandby invites us to contemplate not just the scene, but our place within it. Editor: I see it now. Thanks for illuminating that for me! Curator: My pleasure. Art is just a way of seeing, after all.