Thomas Daniell
Thomas Daniell (* 1749 in Kingston upon Thames , † March 19, 1840 in Kensington (London) ) was an English painter and etcher who is particularly known for his depictions of Indian cities and landscapes.
Life
He was born in 1749 in the Chertsey Inn , his father's inn, and after training as a coach builder began an apprenticeship with a London coat of arms painter in 1770. He also drew numerous cityscapes during his London years, some of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts . During this time he also introduced his nephews William and Samuel Daniell to painting.
In 1784, accompanied by his nephew William Daniell, he went to India on behalf of the East India Company and settled in Calcutta . In the following ten years he made several trips through India and recorded his impressions in numerous drawings and paintings. After his return he published several of his drawings as hand-colored aquatint prints. A total of 144 such prints were published as part of the six-part series Oriental Views (1795–1808), which met the exoticism of the times and thus sold very well with the English art public; In 1799, Daniell was also accepted into the Royal Academy.
His later print series ( A picturesque Voyage to India, by the Way of China , 1810; The Oriental Annual , 1834–39) were mostly about exotic landscapes.
gallery
Shivala Ghat, Benares
Hindu temple at Jumna
Governor's Palace in India
Fig tree and Hindu temple
South Indian "landscape view"
The "fakir rock" in the Ganges
Village in Bengal
literature
- Thomas Sutton: The Daniells: artists and travelers . J. Lane, London 1954.
- Daniell, Thomas . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 7 : Constantine Pavlovich - Demidov . London 1910, p. 809 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Daniell, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1749 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston upon Thames |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1840 |
| Place of death | Kensington (London) |