Creen-Stone Rock, Loch Broom (Plate 127)
Glen-Coe Taken Near Ballachulish (Plate 104)
Thurso, From Near Holborn Head (Plate 138)
Series of country landscape and maritime views depicting different locations of coastal Scotland from Volume IV of Daniell's major work A Voyage Round Great Britain. The 8-volume set was based on Daniell's travels with his uncle, also an artist, along the British coast, recording harbors, headlands and landscapes from Cornwall, through Wales and Anglesey and up to Scotland. Daniell also wrote most of the text. The Daniells travelled in summer and prepared prints over the winter, which were then handcolored by the firm of William Timms of Hampstead Road, London.
William Daniell, an engraver and painter, belonged to a family of English artists. He was raised by his uncle, Thomas Daniell, a painter and engraver, lived with him in India from 1784-94, and worked with him on publications based on his travels. In 1795 he settled in London, where he remained for the rest of his life. He collaborated with Thomas on A Voyage Round Great Britain (1814-25). Daniell was a member of the Royal Academy and exhibited there from 1795 to 1838.
An interesting companion to Daniell's works are a series of books by artist David Addey, who since 1988 has been retracing Daniell's journey, recording the same scenes in watercolors and commenting on the changes over the last 175 years. (U.K.: Spellmount Publishers, 1995-2002).
Condition: Generally very clean and bright, with only minor scattered toning, soiling, foxing. Margins slightly irregular, few small chips, but very ample for matting.
References:
"Daniell." The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Macmillan. 2000. Artnet.com. (20 August 2002).
"Through the Landscape (Along the Coast)." From "The Journey as Narrative." University of Brighton School of Design. http://www.adh.brighton.ac.uk/schoolofdesign/MA.COURSE/LJourney01.html
"William Daniell." Maxted, Ian. "The London book trades 1775-1800: a preliminary checklist of members." Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History. U.K.: Devon Library and Information Services. 2001. http://www.devon.gov.uk/library/locstudy/bookhist/lond.html (20 August 2002).
The entire series has been digitized and indexed online at the "UK Directory and Image Database - Antique Maps, Prints & Books." on Motco.com.