William Daniell (English, 1769-1837), Lava

Pencil and grey wash on laid paper, initialed with monogram at lower right, the mount titled and inscribed to verso, matted and framed below glass.

Sight size 7 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 14 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

William Daniell was an English landscape painter and printmaker who was also an apprentice to his uncle artist Thomas Daniell (1749–1840). In 1784, William accompanied the elder Daniell on a journey to India, where he made landscapes and sketches of the cultures he encountered.

Following his return to London in 1794, William began work on a series of aquatints based on his experiences in India. William entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1799 and exhibited at the Academy between 1795 and 1838. Throughout his career, William’s depictions of India shifted away from topographical observation towards imagined fantasy. Daniell was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1807 and a full Member in 1822. He continued to make artworks and exhibit at the Academy until his death in London in 1837. (Adapted from the Royal Academy).

Toning and very minor spotting to the sheet, soft cockling, toning to mat and mount.