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published ' A Picturesque Voyage to India/ 'Zoography/ 'Animated Nature/ 1807; Bhootan/ from the drawings of Samuel Daniell. He then planned and commenced, in 1814, another extensive work, ' A Voyage Round Great Britain.* He spent his sum- mers in making the drawings and collecting his materials, and completed the work, en- tirely with his own hands, in 1 825. In 1826 a sum of 100/. was awarded to him by the British Institution for his sketch of the 'Battle of Trafalgar.' He painted, in 1832, in conjunction with Mr. E. T. Parris, a Panorama of Madras, and afterwards, with- out assistance, ' The City of Lucknow and the mode of Taming Wild Elephants/ He had entered the Royal Academy as a stu- dent in 1799, and in 1807 was elected an associate, gaining his full membership in 1822. He died, after severe suffering, in New Camden Town, August 16, 1837. His engraved views of ' Oriental Scenery/ his drawings for 'The Oriental Annual/ and his panoramas, made his art widely known. ' A View of the Long Walk, Windsor/ in the royal collection, is one of his best pictures.
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DANIELL, Samuel, landscape gainter. Was the brother of William Darnell and nephew of Thomas Daniell, the two fore- going painters. He first appears as an exhibitor at the Academy in 1792 and 1793, and was then probably a pupil of Medland. He went to the Cape early in life, and after some stay there travelled into the interior of Africa, and made many drawings, which he afterwards published in his "African Scenery.' In 1804 he returned to England with a large collection of drawings of the natives, the animals, and the scenery. In 1806 he sent to the Academy ' African Animals and Scenery/ and the same year he took an opportunity which was offered to him of visiting Ceylon, and in a resid- ence there of six years he added greatly to his collection of drawings, part of which he now published under the title of ' The Scenery, Animals, and Native Inhabitants of Ceylon.' But his constitution had suf- fered by his travels, his residence in forests and swamps in pursuit of his art, and he died at Ceylon, after a few days' illness, in December 1811, aged 36. He had sent home a painting of ' The Talipot Tree of Ceylon/ which was exhibited in the follow- ing year. In his drawings he showed great fidelity and taste, and as an intelligent traveller and naturalist he was indefati- gable.

DANIELL, Abraham, miniature painter. He practised at Bath in the latter part of the last century, and died there, after a long illness, August 29, 1803. He does not appear to have exhibited at the Royal Academy. His miniatures are

marked by great simplicity and truth, and were justly much esteemed.

DANLOUX, H. P., portrait painter. Born in Paris in 1745. He practised in London, and was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy in 1792-1800. His works were chiefly in chalk, small size, and well drawn. He had many sitters, including two members of the Royal Aca- demy. He died in his native city in 1809.

DARCEY,, miniature painter. He

is mentioned as one of the youthful com- panions of Stothard. In 1778 he lived at Portsmouth, and had begun success- fully to practise his profession there. He was afterwards induced to accompany the embassy to China, and brought tome with him a large collection of drawings illustrating the Court and manners of the country.

D ARLY, Matthew, engraver. He kept a shop in the Strand in the latter part of the 18th century, and was better known as a caricaturist than an engraver. In the early

{>art of his career he advertised to teach adies and gentlemen the use of the dry needle, engraving, &c, and was then living in Cranbourne Abbey, Leicester Square. He was also one of the first who sold prepared artists' colours and materials. He published some of the earliest of Henry W. Bunbury's humorous sketches, and two numbers of ' Caricatures by several Ladies, Gentlemen, and Artists.' also some marine and other subjects, ana is known to have produced altogether about 300 caricatures, and to have thriven upon the personalities of the day. In 1778 he advertised his 'Comic Exhibition/ admittance Is. For a time he resided in Bath. Anthony Pas- quin was apprenticed to him to learn the art of engraving.

DASSIER, James Anthony, medallist. Was the nephew of the celebrated medallist, John Dassier, of Geneva, and the son also of a medallist working in steel. He came to this country some time before 1740, and was in that year appointed second engrav- er to the Royal Mint. He is mentioned as filling the office of engraver on that establishment in 1755 ; but Walpole states that he returned to Geneva in 1745. He engraved, while in England, a fine series of medals, 36 in number, of the English kings, showing great taste and spirit ; also some good medals of illustrious men.

DAVENPORT,, portrait painter.

Was a pupil of Sir Peter Lely, and ar- rived at some eminence in his art, his works showing much feeling for colour; but he did not depart from the manner of his master, and had no claim to originality. He had also a talent for music. He died about 1695, at the age of 50.

DAVENPORT, Samuel, line engraver. Was born December 10, 1783, in St. John's 2 115