William Daniell

William Daniell

William Daniell (1769-1837) was a British draughtsman.Daniell was fourteen when he accompanied his uncle Thomas Daniell to India. His publications, engraved in aquatint, were:
* "Voyage to India"
* "Zoography"
* "Animated Nature"
* "Views of London"
* "Views of Bootan", a work prepared from his uncle's sketches
* "A Voyage Round Great Britain", which occupied him for several years.

The British Institution made him an award for a "Battle of Trafalgar", and he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1822. He turned to panorama painting before his death, beginning in 1832 with "Madras", the picture being enlivened by a representation of the Hindu mode of taming wild elephants.

William was the brother of Samuel Daniell.

Also by William Daniell: "Oriental Scenery", in six folio volumes. [http://www.goethals.org/daniell.htm ]

References

*1911


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