Daniell Thomas 1749 1840 William 1769 1837 (4 results)

"The Chinese are remarkable for their tenderness to their dead, and evince the strongest attachment to the tombs of their ancestors." 182 x 252mm. Aquatint with original hand-colouring, plate 27 from A Picturesque Voyage to India by the Way of China, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London, 1810.

Aquatint by and after Thomas & William Daniell, coloured by hand, on 'Whatman' wove paper. Image size: 16 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches; 21 1/8 x 29 1/8 inches. A very fine view of the Barramah'l region that had just recently been wrested from Tippoo Sultan's grasp when the Daniells visited. "Rayakottai formed part of a chain of military outposts used by Tipu Sultan's forces on their campaigns in the Tamil country. A British flag flying proudly from a lookout halfway up the hill proclaims the recent British victory. Rings of walls encircling the central granite rock at successive levels were clearly visible to the Daniells, but can hardly be traced now" (Martinelli/Michell p.144). The Daniells' Oriental Scenery is considered to be the finest illustrated works on India. Thomas Daniell and his nephew William spent nine years in India making studies, sketches and drawings of the scenery, architecture, and antiquities that graced the countryside. They then devoted a further thirteen years to publishing their remarkably accurate aquatints. In Britain, the impact was explosive. A cult of Indian architecture, landscaping and interior decoration arose, with the Royal Pavilion at Brighton as its centerpiece. The Daniells gave the English public their first accurate look at the exotic sub-continent. Their great achievement still lies in their ability to blend the picturesque with the real, resulting in images that capture the European taste for the sublime landscape, while still remaining faithful to their subjects. The Daniells brought the romance of the English landscape to the antiquities of India and provided England with an accurate vision of this wondrous country. Consisting of one hundred and forty-four views, published in six parts, the work was issued in seven stages: three sets of twenty-four plates titled Oriental Scenery with title dates of 1795, 1797, and 1801; twelve plates titled Antiquities of India dated 1799; twenty-four plates titled Hindoo Excavations dated 1803; twenty-four plates titled Views in Hindoostan dated 1807; and twelve further plates of Antiquities of India published without a title page in 1808. All plates were engraved by the Daniells and all are taken from their drawings save the twenty-four plates of Hindoo Excavations, which are after drawings by James Wales. Abbey Travel II.420 no.88; cf. Lowndes I, p.588; Martinelli/Michell India Yesterday and today ''92 Rayakottai, fort'; cf. RIBA 799-804; cf. Sutton The Daniells (1954) p.156; cf. Tooley 172.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. DANIELL (illustrator). 1st Edition. A Handsome copy of this important pictorial account of a voyage to India by way of China. First edition, early issue, tall folio in red half morocco over red cloth (by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Quaritch), a few small bumps, mark to cloth, gilt titles to spine. Internally, title, introduction, followed by 50 superb hand coloured aquatint plates on stiff card, plates dated 1810, text leaves watermarked J Whatman 1808, all plates & text leaves mounted on stubs, very occasional spot, lower corner to plates & some text leaves with discreet oval embossed stamp of the Library of the Peabody Institute, with a No. stamp to tp verso, t.e.g., binders stamp to fpd. (352*275 mm). (Abbey Travel 516; Tooley 173; Colas 797).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. One of the Finest Color Plate Books of the 19th Century. First edition, early issue, small oblong folio. Recent full crimson oasis (by Baynton-Riviere of Bath), ornate gilt borders on front & rear boards. Spine, faded slightly, gilt paneled and with raised bands. Inside dentelles, t.e.g, complete with title page, introduction, and 50 full page magnificent coloured aquatint views all on stiff cards, each with a leaf of descriptive text. The plates are imprinted from January to November 1810, text leaves watermarked J Whatman 1808, verso of introduction page has been printed upside down, bookseller label to fpd (Berkelouw). A particularly fine copy of one of the finest illustrated books of the period pertaining to South-East Asia, and China. (362*257 mm). (Abbey Travel 516; Tooley 173; Colas 797).