I: London, from Greenwich Park

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street

This plate I from a series of six aquatint prints, published as Six Views of London (1805). The plates were both drawn and engraved by Daniell. The whereabouts of the original watercolours is now unknown. In December 1808, the 'Morning Post' included an advertisement for Daniell’s subsequent project: four prints of London docks, which stated: ‘Mr. Daniell has also published Six Views of London, coloured, price ten guineas.’

William Daniell was a much travelled landscape painter. In 1784 he went to India with his uncle, the artist Thomas Daniell, where he assisted Thomas with his drawing and sketching. By the time they returned to England in 1794, William was not only a proficient draughtsman but had also perfected the art of aquatinting. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1807 and a Royal Academician in 1822. He refused the post of draughtsman to an Australian expedition to instead make numerous sketching tours throughout England and Scotland. Daniell is regarded as a superb aquatinter and his best works are thought to be among his Scottish views for ‘Voyage Round Great Britain’. He died in London in 1837.

Places

England, London

Subjects

topography, townscape/cityscape, tree, deer, river, hill, path, park, hospital, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, coloured aquatint

Artist

William Daniell (1769 - 1837)

Title

I: London, from Greenwich Park

Date

1 August 1804

Medium

Coloured aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from Parker Gallerym November 1974

GAC number

11585