Oil paint on canvas
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-david-wilkie-600" aria-label="More by Sir David Wilkie" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Sir David Wilkie</a>
Thomas Daniell RA
Bequeathed by Miss Mary Ann Fuller 1853
adults
artist, painter
arts and entertainment
Daniell, Thomas
individuals: male
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portraits
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<p>Thomas Daniell specialised in topographical painting, that is, representations of specific landscape scenery. He made his name with a series of prints of views based on his travels in India in 1786–1794. Such ‘exotic’ Indian scenes became the stock-in-trade for Daniell for the rest of his career.</p><p>Wilkie presents the painter as a sobre and benign figure recalling, ultimately, the example of Rembrandt’s portraits. The reserved and modest character of the painting is typical of early-nineteenth- century artist’s portraits, which tend to present an image of sturdy professionalism rather than flamboyance or extravagance.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
3 November 2003 – 19 January 2004
2004-01-19
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2003-11-03
Portraits of Artists
Collection based display
22 March 2013 – 1 September 2013
2013-09-01
22 March 2013 – 1 September 2013
2013-09-01
2013-03-22
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2013-03-22
Image of the British School
Collection based display
Thomas Daniell, R.A.
support: 749 × 629 mm
frame: 1007 × 875 × 95 mm
Bequeathed by Miss Mary Ann Fuller 1853
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<span class="text15">Thomas Daniell specialised in topographical <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a>,      that is, </span><span class="text16">representations of specific <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/landscape" title="Glossary definition for 'Landscape'"><span>landscape</span></a>      scenery. He made his name with a serie</span><span class="text0">s  of      <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>prints</span></a> of views based on his travels in India in 1786–1794. Such      ‘exotic’ Indian scenes became the stock-in-trade for Daniell      for the rest of his career.  </span>
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<span class="text14">Wilkie presents the painter as a sobre  and benign      figure recalling, ultimately,  the example of Rembrandt’s <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portraits</span></a>.  
The reserved and modest character of  </span><span class="text0">the      painting is typical of early-nineteenth- </span><span class="text14">century      artist’s portraits, which tend to </span><span class="text0">present      an image of sturdy professionalism rather than flamboyance or extravagance.      </span>
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