Samuel Daniell
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Samuel Daniell was an English painter of natural history and other scenes in Africa
and Ceylon.
and the renderings he did there of African animals. The drawings he made in southern Africa including a journey to Bechuanaland were published by his brother William Daniell
in London.
He later on lived in Sri Lanka
, then called Ceylon, from 1806 to his death from tropical fever. Twelve of his drawings also were published by his brother in 1806 with the title: A Picturesque Illustration of the Scenery, Animals and Native Inhabitants of Ceylon.
After Samuel Daniell's death, further engravings based on his drawings were published: In 1820, forty-eight lithographs titled Sketches Representing the Native Tribes and Scenery of Southern Africa, and in 1832, Twenty Varied Subjects of the Tribe of Antelopes.
His brother was draughtsman
William Daniell
and his uncle was landscape painter Thomas Daniell
.
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Ceylon.
Life
Daniell is perhaps best known as the appointed artist for an exhibition to AfricaAfrica
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and the renderings he did there of African animals. The drawings he made in southern Africa including a journey to Bechuanaland were published by his brother William Daniell
William Daniell
William Daniell RA was an English landscape and marine painter, and engraver. He travelled extensively in the Far East, helping to produce one of the finest illustrated volumes of the period - "Oriental Scenery". He also travelled around the coastline of Britain to paint watercolours for the...
in London.
He later on lived in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, then called Ceylon, from 1806 to his death from tropical fever. Twelve of his drawings also were published by his brother in 1806 with the title: A Picturesque Illustration of the Scenery, Animals and Native Inhabitants of Ceylon.
After Samuel Daniell's death, further engravings based on his drawings were published: In 1820, forty-eight lithographs titled Sketches Representing the Native Tribes and Scenery of Southern Africa, and in 1832, Twenty Varied Subjects of the Tribe of Antelopes.
His brother was draughtsman
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
William Daniell
William Daniell
William Daniell RA was an English landscape and marine painter, and engraver. He travelled extensively in the Far East, helping to produce one of the finest illustrated volumes of the period - "Oriental Scenery". He also travelled around the coastline of Britain to paint watercolours for the...
and his uncle was landscape painter Thomas Daniell
Thomas Daniell
Thomas Daniell was an English landscape painter.-Life:Thomas Daniell was born in 1749 at the Chertsey inn, kept by his father, and was apprenticed to an heraldic painter. Daniell, however, was animated with a love of the romantic and beautiful in architecture and nature. Up to 1784, he painted...
.
External links
- Samuel Daniell (South Africa Holiday)