A View of the East India Docks

Location

Country: Sri Lanka
City: Colombo
Place: British High Commission

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, River Thames, London, Tower Hamlets, Blackwall, East India Docks

Subjects

topography, townscape/cityscape, dock, sailboat, ship

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, colour aquatint

Artist

William Daniell (1769 - 1837)

Title

A View of the East India Docks

Date

published 1 October 1808

Medium

Colour aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from Vicars Bros, July 1955

GAC number

3257