Portraits of African animals, hand colored aquatints (watercolors), taken from Samuel and William Daniell’s 1804 work “African Scenery and Animals”. From a family of landscape artists, Samuel Daniells traveled extensively in Africa with his brother William where they drew as they went, publishing their work after. All of these being offered in one lot by Doyle Auctions in New York.

“The African Rhinoceros.” 1804-1805. British. Hand-colored aquatint. Published by the artist in London. Image © 2002-2021 LiveAuctioneers. and Doyle New York. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/108742033_samuel-daniell-the-hippopotamus-the-african-hog-the

“The Hippopotamus.” 1804-1805. British. Hand-colored aquatint. Published by the artist in London. Image © 2002-2021 LiveAuctioneers. and Doyle New York. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/108742033_samuel-daniell-the-hippopotamus-the-african-hog-the

“The Klip-springer.” 1804-1805. British. Hand-colored aquatint. Published by the artist in London. Image © 2002-2021 LiveAuctioneers. and Doyle New York. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/108742033_samuel-daniell-the-hippopotamus-the-african-hog-the

“The African Hog.” 1804-1805. British. Hand-colored aquatint. Published by the artist in London. Image © 2002-2021 LiveAuctioneers. and Doyle New York. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/108742033_samuel-daniell-the-hippopotamus-the-african-hog-the

Life in Africa a few centuries back. Hand colored engravings, plates from Samuel and William Daniell’s 1804 work on African scenery and animals. Drawn and engraved by Samuel Daniell. From a family of landscape artists, the Daniells brothers traveled extensively in Africa and Ceylon drawing as they went with their work being published after.

"A Korah Hottentot Village on the Left Bank of the Orange River." Page 12. — “A Korah Hottentot Village on the Left Bank of the Orange River.” Page 12. Collection of the Smithsonian Libraries. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/Africanscenerya00Dani/page/n11/mode/2up

"Bush-men Hottentots Armed for an Expedition." Page 14. — “Bush-men Hottentots Armed for an Expedition.” Page 14. Collection of the Smithsonian Libraries. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/Africanscenerya00Dani/page/n13/mode/2up

Africanscenerya00Dani_0021 — “A Kaffer Village.” Page 4. Collection of the Smithsonian Libraries. In the public domain. via https://archive.org/details/Africanscenerya00Dani/page/4/mode/2up

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