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Drawn & Engraved by Thomas & William Daniell. Published by Messrs. Longman Hurst, Ress & Orme, Paternoster Row. June 1. 1810.
A view of Macao from the sea. The harbour is filled with European and Chinese ships and boats.
his aquatint entitled, Macao, China, June 1 1810 was produced by Thomas and William Daniell as plate 21 in their book, A Picturesque Voyage to India by the way of China, which was published in London in 1810.
The English artists, Thomas and William Daniell visited Southern China in 1785 and again in 1793. They visited Canton, Whampoa and Macau and produced a number of paintings in watercolours and oils based on this journey. In 1784, Thomas Daniell received permission from the East India Company to travel to India "to follow his profession of an engraver." He was accompanied by his nephew, William Daniell. They travelled on board the East Indiaman Atlas to China and continued to Bengal in a country vessel, reaching India by early 1786. They returned to China in 1793. At this time England was at war with France and so the Daniells joined a convoy of thirteen East Indiamen and three foreign vessels which left Macao in March 1794 with Lord Macartney and the members of his embassy for the return leg of their journey from China. Their travels both to and in India resulted in some of the finest illustrations to come before the public and their work was - and remains - greatly in demand.
P7109. Chater VII.5
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