William Daniell

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William Daniell (1769-1837) was a British draughtsman.

Daniell was fourteen when he accompanied his uncle Thomas Daniell to India. His publications, engraved in aquatint, were

• Voyage to India
• Zoography
• Animated Nature
• Views of London
• Views of Bootan, a work prepared from his uncles sketches; and
• A Voyage Round Great Britain, which occupied him several years.

The British Institution made him an award for a Battle of Trafalgar, and he was elected R.A. in 1822. He turned to panorama painting before his death, beginning in 1832 with Madras, the picture being enlivened by a representation of the Hindu mode of taming wild elephants.

William was the brother of Samuel Daniell.

Also by William Daniell: "Oriental Scenery," in six folio volumes (1769-1837).

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