William Daniell (1769-1837) was a British draughtsman.

Castle Broichin on the Isle of Raasay. 1819 aquatint by William Daniell

Daniell was fourteen when he accompanied his uncle Thomas Daniell to India. His publications, engraved in aquatint, were

• Voyage to India
• Zoography
• Animated Nature
• Views of London
• Views of Bootan, a work prepared from his uncles sketches; and
• A Voyage Round Great Britain, which occupied him several years.

The British Institution made him an award for a Battle of Trafalgar, and he was elected R.A. in 1822. He turned to panorama painting before his death, beginning in 1832 with Madras, the picture being enlivened by a representation of the Hindu mode of taming wild elephants.

William was the brother of Samuel Daniell.

Also by William Daniell: "Oriental Scenery," in six folio volumes (1769-1837).

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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