Daniell Samuel 1775 1811 (23 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. [African Scenery and Animals] 0.33. Book.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. [African Scenery and Animals] 0.7. Book.

Aquatint, coloured by hand, backed, with two skillfully repaired tears into image area. Image area: 12 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 17 1/4 x 21 3/4 inches. A stunning aquatint from Samuel Daniell's celebrated work, "African Scenery and Animals at the Cape of Good Hope". Samuel was the younger brother of the famous topographical painter William Daniell, and the nephew of Thomas Daniell: the least known because of his early death, but Thomas Sutton considered him 'the most inspired and original of the three.' Samuel evidently developed a keen interest in natural history and an insatiable desire to travel, a combination which inspired him to follow in his brother's footsteps. Soon after the first British occupation of South Africa, Daniell left England for the Cape of Good Hope, arriving in December of 1799. His affable nature and considerable artistic skills earned him an appointment as artist on Truter's expedition. The party set off in October of 1801 to explore the northern and eastern regions of the Cape Colony. The area, which included the Moloppo and Kuruman rivers on the border of Botswana, was relatively uncharted at that period and the expedition discovered many new specimens and geographical features which had gone unnoticed by earlier European explorers. Daniell himself discovered the source of the Kuruman river, known as the "eye," which has become one of South Africa's most celebrated natural wonders. His own keen eye and quick pen allowed him to make numerous sketches whilst traveling through South Africa, sketches which were used in his two seminal books African Scenery and Animals at the Cape of Good Hope published between 1804 and 1805 (in two volumes with coloured plates, at £21), and Sketches representing the Native Tribes.of Southern Africa, published in 1820 with uncoloured plates. Thomas Sutton writes of the present work: 'The coloured plates represent local scenery, animals singly or in groups in their natural surroundings, native types, and views of kraals' (p.107). He goes on to sum up the achievement of the work: 'It may safely be said that never before had drawings of animals been presented so beautifully in their natural scenery. Particularly fine are the plates of the gnu, springbok, and the hippopotamus. The landscapes are equally fine, those of Sitsikamma, with the interlacing jungle trees and elephants watering, the Hottentot Kraal, and the Korah Hottentot Village being lovely things. Apart from these, such plates as the Halt of a Boor's Family and Boors returning from Hunting are valuable records of early itinerant life in South Africa . [In this work, Samuel Daniell] shows full control over his medium: his freshness of approach is apparent; his composition and colour are full of beauty; his animals are delicately drawn, his figure-studies full of life and sincerity and warmth' (pp.107 -111). Cf. Abbey Travel 321; cf. Lowndes I, p.588 (incorrect publication date); Mendelssohn I, p.411; Nissen ZBI 1035; T. Sutton The Daniells Artists and Travellers 1; Tooley 168.

Single sheet (17 ¾ x 23 ¾ inches). Fine aquatint engraving of an antelope with original hand color. First edition. A stunning hand-colored aquatint of an antelope from Samuel Daniell's "African Scenery and Animals," which has been called "the scarcest and most valuable of the large atlas folios of South African illustrations. The two volumes form a most magnificent work" (Mendelssohn). This beautiful illustration shows the springbok, an extremely fast antelope-gazelle found in southwestern Africa. "Unable to make a living as a landscape painter in London, Daniell travelled to the Cape of Good Hope in 1799 in the suite of Sir George Yonge, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape. His subsequent friendship with Lieutenant-General Francis Dundas resulted in his appointment as secretary and draughtsman to a mission to visit the country of the Booshuanas (Bechuanaland) under Mr Truter and Dr Somerville, in October 1801, to purchase cattle to replace those lost in the Cape Frontier War. During the perilous 700 mile trek to Lataku, the seat of King Mooliahaben of the Booshuanas, Daniell made a large number of drawings of the landscape, the wild animals, and the inhabitants of the interior. The full account of this journey is given as an appendix to Sir John Barrow's Voyage to Cochin China (1805), in which four engravings after Daniell's drawings are included. A year later the second edition of Sir John Barrow's Travels into the Interior of South Africa included eight engravings, by Thomas Medland, after Daniell's drawings. Daniell returned to England in 1803 and immediately began to work up his drawings for publication in his most important work African Scenery and Animals" (Charles Greig for DNB). Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850, 86. Abbey. Travel 321. Mendelssohn I, p. 412. Tooley 168.

Single sheet (17 ¾ x 23 ¾ inches). Fine aquatint engraving of an antelope with original hand color. First edition. A stunning hand-colored aquatint of an antelope from Samuel Daniell's "African Scenery and Animals," which has been called "the scarcest and most valuable of the large atlas folios of South African illustrations. The two volumes form a most magnificent work" (Mendelssohn). This beautiful illustration shows the klipspringer, a small species of African antelope. "Unable to make a living as a landscape painter in London, Daniell travelled to the Cape of Good Hope in 1799 in the suite of Sir George Yonge, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape. His subsequent friendship with Lieutenant-General Francis Dundas resulted in his appointment as secretary and draughtsman to a mission to visit the country of the Booshuanas (Bechuanaland) under Mr Truter and Dr Somerville, in October 1801, to purchase cattle to replace those lost in the Cape Frontier War. During the perilous 700 mile trek to Lataku, the seat of King Mooliahaben of the Booshuanas, Daniell made a large number of drawings of the landscape, the wild animals, and the inhabitants of the interior. The full account of this journey is given as an appendix to Sir John Barrow's Voyage to Cochin China (1805), in which four engravings after Daniell's drawings are included. A year later the second edition of Sir John Barrow's Travels into the Interior of South Africa included eight engravings, by Thomas Medland, after Daniell's drawings. Daniell returned to England in 1803 and immediately began to work up his drawings for publication in his most important work African Scenery and Animals" (Charles Greig for DNB). Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850, 86. Abbey. Travel 321. Mendelssohn I, p. 412. Tooley 168.

Single sheet (17 ¾ x 23 ¾ inches). Fine aquatint engraving of a wildebeest with original hand color. First edition. A stunning hand-colored aquatint of a gnu, or wildebeest, from Samuel Daniell's "African Scenery and Animals," which has been called "the scarcest and most valuable of the large atlas folios of South African illustrations. The two volumes form a most magnificent work" (Mendelssohn). This beautiful illustration shows the gnu, a member of the antelope family native to Africa. "Unable to make a living as a landscape painter in London, Daniell travelled to the Cape of Good Hope in 1799 in the suite of Sir George Yonge, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape. His subsequent friendship with Lieutenant-General Francis Dundas resulted in his appointment as secretary and draughtsman to a mission to visit the country of the Booshuanas (Bechuanaland) under Mr Truter and Dr Somerville, in October 1801, to purchase cattle to replace those lost in the Cape Frontier War. During the perilous 700 mile trek to Lataku, the seat of King Mooliahaben of the Booshuanas, Daniell made a large number of drawings of the landscape, the wild animals, and the inhabitants of the interior. The full account of this journey is given as an appendix to Sir John Barrow's Voyage to Cochin China (1805), in which four engravings after Daniell's drawings are included. A year later the second edition of Sir John Barrow's Travels into the Interior of South Africa included eight engravings, by Thomas Medland, after Daniell's drawings. Daniell returned to England in 1803 and immediately began to work up his drawings for publication in his most important work African Scenery and Animals" (Charles Greig for DNB). Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850, 86. Abbey. Travel 321. Mendelssohn I, p. 412. Tooley 168.

Single sheet (17 ¾ x 23 ¾ inches). Fine aquatint engraving of a quagga with original hand color. First edition. A stunning hand-colored aquatint of a quagga, an extinct subspecies of zebra, from Samuel Daniell's "African Scenery and Animals," which has been called "the scarcest and most valuable of the large atlas folios of South African illustrations. The two volumes form a most magnificent work" (Mendelssohn). This beautiful illustration shows the quagga, which was found in South Africa until the 19th century when it became extinct. "Unable to make a living as a landscape painter in London, Daniell travelled to the Cape of Good Hope in 1799 in the suite of Sir George Yonge, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape. His subsequent friendship with Lieutenant-General Francis Dundas resulted in his appointment as secretary and draughtsman to a mission to visit the country of the Booshuanas (Bechuanaland) under Mr Truter and Dr Somerville, in October 1801, to purchase cattle to replace those lost in the Cape Frontier War. During the perilous 700 mile trek to Lataku, the seat of King Mooliahaben of the Booshuanas, Daniell made a large number of drawings of the landscape, the wild animals, and the inhabitants of the interior. The full account of this journey is given as an appendix to Sir John Barrow's Voyage to Cochin China (1805), in which four engravings after Daniell's drawings are included. A year later the second edition of Sir John Barrow's Travels into the Interior of South Africa included eight engravings, by Thomas Medland, after Daniell's drawings. Daniell returned to England in 1803 and immediately began to work up his drawings for publication in his most important work African Scenery and Animals" (Charles Greig for DNB). Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850, 86. Abbey. Travel 321. Mendelssohn I, p. 412. Tooley 168.

Single sheet (17 ¾ x 23 ¾ inches). Fine aquatint engraving of the African Khoikhoi people with original hand color. First edition. A stunning hand-colored aquatint scene showing a group of Khoikhoi, once known as Hottentots, preparing for a journey, from Samuel Daniell's "African Scenery and Animals," which has been called "the scarcest and most valuable of the large atlas folios of South African illustrations. The two volumes form a most magnificent work" (Mendelssohn). "Unable to make a living as a landscape painter in London, Daniell travelled to the Cape of Good Hope in 1799 in the suite of Sir George Yonge, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape. His subsequent friendship with Lieutenant-General Francis Dundas resulted in his appointment as secretary and draughtsman to a mission to visit the country of the Booshuanas (Bechuanaland) under Mr Truter and Dr Somerville, in October 1801, to purchase cattle to replace those lost in the Cape Frontier War. During the perilous 700 mile trek to Lataku, the seat of King Mooliahaben of the Booshuanas, Daniell made a large number of drawings of the landscape, the wild animals, and the inhabitants of the interior. The full account of this journey is given as an appendix to Sir John Barrow's Voyage to Cochin China (1805), in which four engravings after Daniell's drawings are included. A year later the second edition of Sir John Barrow's Travels into the Interior of South Africa included eight engravings, by Thomas Medland, after Daniell's drawings. Daniell returned to England in 1803 and immediately began to work up his drawings for publication in his most important work African Scenery and Animals" (Charles Greig for DNB). Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850, 86. Abbey. Travel 321. Mendelssohn I, p. 412. Tooley 168.

First edition. A stunning hand-colored aquatint scene showing a group of black South Africans, formerly known as "kaffirs" (now acknowledged as an offensive term), from Samuel Daniell's "African Scenery and Animals," which has been called "the scarcest and most valuable of the large atlas folios of South African illustrations. The two volumes form a most magnificent work" (Mendelssohn). "Unable to make a living as a landscape painter in London, Daniell travelled to the Cape of Good Hope in 1799 in the suite of Sir George Yonge, governor and commander-in-chief at the Cape. His subsequent friendship with Lieutenant-General Francis Dundas resulted in his appointment as secretary and draughtsman to a mission to visit the country of the Booshuanas (Bechuanaland) under Mr Truter and Dr Somerville, in October 1801, to purchase cattle to replace those lost in the Cape Frontier War. During the perilous 700 mile trek to Lataku, the seat of King Mooliahaben of the Booshuanas, Daniell made a large number of drawings of the landscape, the wild animals, and the inhabitants of the interior. The full account of this journey is given as an appendix to Sir John Barrow's Voyage to Cochin China (1805), in which four engravings after Daniell's drawings are included. A year later the second edition of Sir John Barrow's Travels into the Interior of South Africa included eight engravings, by Thomas Medland, after Daniell's drawings. Daniell returned to England in 1803 and immediately began to work up his drawings for publication in his most important work African Scenery and Animals" (Charles Greig for DNB). Picturing Animals in Britain, 1750-1850, 86. Abbey. Travel 321. Mendelssohn I, p. 412. Tooley 168.

"4to (14 x 11 1/4 in.; 35.6 x 28.6 cm). 48 etched plates by William Daniell after Samuel Daniell, 48 text leaves, tissue guards; light, chiefly marginal foxing to most plates. Later half green morocco over green marbled boards, marbled endpapers, spine lettered gilt, top edge gilt; joints lightly rubbed, spine faded to brown. FIRST EDITION, "A MOT BEAUTIFUL AND SENSITIVE WORK" (Abbey). Mendelssohn and Abbey distinguish between two editions, one quarto as in the present instance, and the other oblong folio, the latter considered by Mendelssohn to be the second issue. Known as the "artist-adventurer," Samuel Daniell arrived at the Cape on 9 December 1799, joining an expedition which travelled the perilous 700 miles to Lataku, the seat of King Mooliahaben of the Booshuanas-then the extreme limit of European exploration. His drawings of the landscape, the wild animals, and the inhabitants of the interior became the source for both his African Scenery and Animals (1804-1805) and the present work, published posthumously. His brother William used soft-ground etching for the latter in the belief that it would best "transfuse the spirit of the originals." Daniell's sketches are now highly regarded as an early and sympathetic record of African life. If you have additional queries about this book, please contact Elizabeth Muller senior cataloguer at the Gallery with over two decades of experience as a specialist with Sotheby's New York Books and Manuscripts Dept. REFRENCES: Abbey, Travel 326; Gay 3136; Mendelssohn I, p. 412 (L64F24E)".

N/A. Condition: Very Good. African Scenery and Animals at the Cape of Good Hope Published: London 1804-1805 Medium: Hand-colored aquatint Dimensions: 18" x 24".

N/A. Condition: Very Good. African Scenery and Animals at the Cape of Good Hope Published: London 1804-1805 Medium: Hand-colored aquatint Dimensions: 18" x 24".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oblong folio (45 x 58.5 cm.): letterpress title, 11 hand-colored aquatints, several partly printed in color, and one hand-colored lithographic plate (title-page with vertical crease, some light marginal soiling); the 12 captions, which were originally printed on four letterpress leaves in three columns, have here been cut and individually pasted behind each plate, which are all interleaved with sheets of paper watermarked "John Dickinson & Co. 1810". Bound in contemporary half red morocco gilt, grey paper boards, red morocco lettering-piece in center of upper cover. FIRST EDITION OF DANIELL'S VERY RARE WORK ON CEYLON (MODERN SRI LANKA). Thomas Sutton describes Daniell's work in Ceylon as being "of such clarity and outstanding merit," praising the "full control over his medium, freshness of approach; his composition and color are full of beauty; his animals delicately drawn." Samuel Daniell, artist and traveler, was born into a distinguished family of artists that included his brother William Daniell (1769-1837) and uncle Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Like his older brother, Samuel Daniell cultivated an interest in travel and natural history, which led to his visiting the Cape of Good Hope during the first British occupation of that colony in 1799. After a prolonged stay in Africa from 1799 to 1805, Daniell journeyed to Ceylon, where he lived until his death in Galle in 1811. The magnificent views include Trincomale, "Between Galle & Mattura", the ferry at Caltura, the fishing cove near Columbo, as well as fine portraits of people and animals. Daniell had a varied career in Ceylon: first as Secretary to the Board of Revenue and Commerce, and then as Ranger of Woods and Forests. Both jobs were highly suited to the artist and enabled him to travel extensively about the island, giving plenty of opportunity to sketch much of the local culture, flora and fauna. It is presumed that Daniell s watercolor sketches were sent to his brother, William Daniell, to engrave and publish. REFERENCES: T. Sutton, The Daniells, Artists and Travellers (London, 1954); Abbey Travel 410; Nissen ZBI 1036; Tooley 170; R.K. De Silva, Early Prints of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1800-1900 (London, 1985), pp. 2-23. Book.

Half-Leather. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Oblong folio (45 x 58.5 cm.): letter-press title page and 4 letter-press leaves (each printed in three columns), 12 hand-colored plates (including 11 aquatints and one lithograph, each preceded by original tissue guards); occasional minor finger-soiling, original guards creased with a few spots, closed tear to letterpress title repaired. Bound in contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; rebacked to style with morocco label preserved, corners worn. FIRST EDITION OF DANIELL S VERY RARE WORK ON CEYLON (MODERN SRI LANKA). Thomas Sutton describes Daniell's work in Ceylon as being "of such clarity and outstanding merit," praising the "full control over his medium, freshness of approach; his composition and color are full of beauty; his animals delicately drawn." Samuel Daniell, artist and traveler, was born into a distinguished family of artists that included his brother William Daniell (1769-1837) and uncle Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). Like his older brother, Samuel Daniell cultivated an interest in travel and natural history, which led to his visiting the Cape of Good Hope during the first British occupation of that colony in 1799. After a prolonged stay in Africa from 1799 to 1805, Daniell journeyed to Ceylon, where he lived until his death in Galle in 1811. The magnificent views include Trincomale, "Between Galle & Mattura", the ferry at Caltura, the fishing cove near Columbo, as well as fine portraits of people and animals. Daniell had a varied career in Ceylon: first as Secretary to the Board of Revenue and Commerce, and then as Ranger of Woods and Forests. Both jobs were highly suited to the artist and enabled him to travel extensively about the island, giving plenty of opportunity to sketch much of the local culture, flora and fauna. It is presumed that Daniell s watercolor sketches were sent to his brother, William Daniell, to engrave and publish. REFERENCES: T. Sutton, The Daniells, Artists and Travellers (London, 1954); Abbey Travel 410; Nissen ZBI 1036; Tooley 170; R.K. De Silva, Early Prints of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1800-1900 (London, 1985), pp. 2-23. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Samuel Daniell (British, 1775-1811) Album of field-sketches of Indian and Sri Lankan birds The oblong folio contains 19 watercolor drawings mounted on blue paper with contemporary and later pencil annotations ca. 1806 Samuel Daniell (1775 1811) was an English landscape painter and draftsman. Daniell began exhibiting at the Academy in 1792 and 1793, a likely student of painter Thomas Medland. His curiosity led him to South Africa in December 1799. Daniell was appointed secretary and artist for the expedition of 1801 2 from the Cape of Good Hope to Bechuanaland led by P.J. Truter and William Somerville. On his return to England, Daniell published, with his uncle s assistance, the painter Thomas Daniell, and his brother, the painter and engraver William Daniell, African Scenery and Animals (1804 5). He later moved to Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), where he made sketches of scenery and people and eventually died of tropical fever. Following his brother s death, William published Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa, a collection of 48 engravings based on drawings Samuel had made in Africa. The texts accompanying each illustration are by Somerville and Sir John Barrow, a British geographer and explorer who also participated in early British expeditions in southern Africa. Samuel Daniell sketched animals from life in their natural habitats, and his work praised for its accuracy and attention to detail. Full set of images can be provided on request. Loca: 6.3BC.19D.