弗雷德里克·桑迪斯出生于诺维奇，父亲对他的影响非常大。他从小就具有绘画的天赋。他在诺威奇学校接受教育，1846年就读于诺威奇设计学校。在两年里，他的才华被皇家艺术学会认可。

桑迪斯与乔治亚娜·克里德结婚，但这场婚姻仅持续了三年。桑迪斯与情人凯米格雷有着长期的往来，格雷也是丹特加布里埃尔罗塞蒂的模特儿，也许也是西蒙所罗门的模特儿。桑迪斯和格雷有两个女儿和两个儿子。

1862年，桑迪斯遇到女演员玛丽·艾玛·琼斯，她出现在诸如桑迪斯·洛夫的《影子》和他1867年的作品《骄傲的迈西》等绘画中。

桑迪斯的作品主要是儿童肖像和年轻女性的肖像，常常穿着中世纪或中世纪的服装。

在1860年代初，桑迪斯开始展出画作，这使他的名气提升。其中最著名的作品包括《Vivien》《Morgan le Fay》《Cassandra和Medea》。

《摩根勒菲》，1864年

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美狄亚，1868年

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桑迪斯从未成为受欢迎的画家。他画得作品相对较少，而对他的艺术的主要影响是悲剧力量的崇高观念所施加的影响，它内含着阴郁的气氛和近乎严峻的美感，使它远远超出了人们的理想。

格蕾丝·罗斯，1866年

耶鲁大学英国艺术中心

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埃莉诺女王，1858年

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海伦·特洛伊，1867年

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爱情的影子，1867年

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抹大拉的马利亚，1859年

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