| Timeline |
| 1829 |
Born in Norwich |
| 1839 |
First exhibits drawings at the Norwich Art Union |
| 1846 |
Wins Royal Society of Arts medal |
| 1847 |
Wins Royal Society of Arts medal |
| 1851 |
First exhibits at the Royal Academy |
| 1851 |
Moves to London |
| 1853 |
Marries Georgina Creed |
| 1855 |
Changes spelling of name from Sands to Sandys |
| 1857 |
Becomes friends with Rossetti |
| 1857 |
Produces a caricature of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood titled The Nightmare which was a parody of John Everett Millais Sir Isumbras |
| 1860s |
Lives with actress Mary Clive (real name Jones) |
| 1862 |
Visits Holland and Belgium |
| 1877 |
Begins showing at the Grosvenor Gallery |
| 1898 |
Founding member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers |
| 1904 |
Dies in London |
