THOMAS DANIELL, R.A. (KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES 1749-1840 LONDON)
Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
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Price Realised GBP 3,750
Estimate
GBP 2,500 - GBP 3,500
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Closed: 27 Jul 2020
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THOMAS DANIELL, R.A. (KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES 1749-1840 LONDON)
Thomas Daniell’s last Royal Academy exhibit before his ten year trip to India in 1784 was a ‘View of Workeyhole in Somersetshire, with the transformation of the witch of Workey into stone, from a legendary tale’. This drawing probably dates from the same trip to Somerset, where Daniell also painted watercolours of Cheddar Gorge which are now in Tate Britain and the British Museum. Daniell’s crisp, clear drawing style seen here, typical of the older topographical artists of the 18th Century, softened during his time in India as he worked alongside his nephew William (1769-1837). It is possible that the small figures at the front of the image could depict Thomas Daniell flanked by his nephews, William and Samuel, aged fifteen and nine respectively in 1784.
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The sheet is fully laid down onto an original washline mount, and hinged into a non-acidic mount. There is some slight discolouration to the paper throughout and a few small scattered foxmarks. There is some slight abrasion to the lower right corner, and some small scattered surface losses. There has typically been some fading to the more delicate pigments but the sheet reads well and could be hung without further attention.