Thomas Daniell

Thomas Daniell

Thomas Daniell

Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) was an English painter and printmaker best known for his views of India, produced during his travels in the late 18th century. He arrived in India in 1786 with his nephew William Daniell and, over several years, journeyed across the subcontinent, documenting its landscapes, architecture, and monuments.

Working primarily in aquatint, Daniell created detailed and atmospheric images that combined topographical accuracy with a picturesque sensibility. These works were later published as part of the influential series Oriental Scenery, which played a significant role in shaping European perceptions of India.

He is regarded as an important figure in colonial-era art, particularly for his extensive visual record of India and his contribution to the development of landscape printmaking.

Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) was an English painter and printmaker best known for his views of India, produced during his travels in the late 18th century. He arrived in India in 1786 with his nephew William Daniell and, over several years, journeyed across the subcontinent, documenting its landscapes, architecture, and monuments.

Working primarily in aquatint, Daniell created detailed and atmospheric images that combined topographical accuracy with a picturesque sensibility. These works were later published as part of the influential series Oriental Scenery, which played a significant role in shaping European perceptions of India.

He is regarded as an important figure in colonial-era art, particularly for his extensive visual record of India and his contribution to the development of landscape printmaking.

Thomas Daniell

Hindoo Temples at Agouree, on

the River Soane, Bahar, 1796

Hand-tinted aquatint on paper

18.0 x 23.5 in.

Thomas Daniell

Govinda Ram Mittee's Pagoda, Calcutta, 1798

Engraving and aquatint, tinted with watercolour on paper

19.0 x 25.7 in.

Thomas Daniell

Sculptured Rocks, at Mavalipuram,

on the Coast of Coromandel;

Hand-tinted aquatint on paper

18.0 x 23.5 in.

Thomas Daniell & William Daniell

The Entrance of an Excavated

Hindoo Temple, at Mavalipuram

Hand coloured aquatints, from

Oriental Scenery, published by T. Daniell, London, 1799

27.56 x 20.87 in.

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