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William Daniell's Voyage around Great Britain.

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 William Daniell's Voyage around Great Britain. Our latest listing contains over 170 stunning coloured aquatint views from William Daniell's Voyage Round Great Britain. William Daniell (1769-1837). On the death of his father, William was taken to London to be with his uncle Thomas Daniell, an artist and member of the newly founded Royal Academy of Arts. He and his uncle spent the period 1785 to 1794 travelling around India, from which, on their return to England, they produced a series of aquatint prints which were published under the title Oriental Scenery. Mausolee du Sultan Chusero. Daniell del. F. Hegi Sculp. [Ref: 18015] Mausolee de Mucdoom. Daniell del. Aubertin Sculpt. [Ref: 18013] William Daniell was a gifted artist in oils and watercolours. He excelled in transferring his pictures to prints using the aquatint technique. He was elected Associate of the Royal Academy in 1807, and a Royal Academician in 1822. The artis