Samuel Daniell

Samuel Daniell (born 1775 in Chertsey , Surrey , † December 16, 1811 in Ceylon ) was a British painter who is known for his accurate depictions of the wildlife and landscape of South Africa .

Life

Samuel Daniell, nephew of the painter Thomas Daniell and brother of William Daniell , came to the British Cape Colony in 1799 in the retinue of Governor George Yonge . In the autumn of 1801 he penetrated deep into the interior of the country on a business mission. He recorded his impressions of Bechuanaland in numerous drawings, 30 of which he published after his return as copper engravings in the series African scenery and animals (1804–1805, 2 parts).

In 1806 he went to Ceylon , where he made many trips across the country as a forest overseer for the British colonial administration. Again he captured the country, people and nature in drawings; In 1808 12 of them, engraved by his brother, appeared in London ( A picturesque illustration of the scenery, animals and native inhabitants of the island of Ceylon ). He died of a tropical fever and was buried in Ceylon.

After Samuel Daniell's death, his brother William published further engravings based on models by Samuel Daniell: Sketches Representing the Native Tribes and Scenery of Southern Africa (48 lithographs; 1820) and Twenty Varied Subjects of the Tribe of Antelopes (1832).

gallery

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  “The Quagga”,
  aquatint 1804

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  “Hut in Bechuanaland”, aquatint 1804

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  “Der Treckbure”, aquatint approx. 1804

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  “A Hottentot, a Hottentot woman, a Kaffir, a Kaffir woman”, aquatint approx. 1805

literature

• Thomas Sutton: The Daniells: Artists and Travelers . J. Lane: London 1954.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa: From Drawings Made by the Late Mr. Samuel Daniell . 1820. Retrieved July 6, 2013.

Web links

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