About the artist
The well-traveled landscape artist, William Daniell (1769-1837), journeyed to India in 1784 with his uncle and fellow artist, Thomas Daniell. Assisting his uncle, he refined his skills in drawing and aquatinting. by their return to England in 1794, William had become a proficient artist, and he joined the Royal Academy as an Associate in 1807, and becoming a Royal Academician in 1822. He declined an Australian expedition for sketching tours across England and Scotland. Widely admired as a superb aquatinter, his finest works are believed to be his Scottish views for 'Voyage Round Great Britain'. His life journey ended in London, 1837.