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     • William Simpson (28 October 1823 – 17 August 1899) was a Scottish artist, war artist and war correspondent. Born into poverty in Glasgow, Simpson went on to become one of the leading 'special artists' of his day, and sketched many scenes of war for the Illustrated London News.
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   Who is William Simpson?

   • Mr. William Simpson of the Illustrated London News: Pioneer war artist 1823-1899. London: Fine Art Society, 1987 Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Simpson. Lipscomb, Adrian. William Simpson (1823-1899) -- "Prince of Pictorial Correspondents".

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   How did 'Crimean Simpson' gain fame?

   • William Simpson became one of Britain’s first war artists by producing hundreds of first-hand sketches of the people and places he encountered on his travels during the Crimean War. He sent these back to London using the military’s official postal service, thus earning himself the nickname ‘Crimean Simpson’. Simpson’s sketches from the Crimean War are now held at the V&A.

   William Simpson’s sketches from the Crimean War - V&A

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   How old was William Simpson when he returned to England?

   • William Simpson in old age. Click on image for larger picture. Returning to England later that year, Simpson immersed himself in the rare luxury of home life, and took Maria and Ann on frequent picnics and outings to the sea. But he was now getting well into his sixties, and his health remained problematic.

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   How did Warren & Simpson sketch?

   • Simpson had it a little easier. He and Warren scrambled through "all sorts of queer holes" in the ground, and magnesium wire was burned to provide sufficient light for him to sketch.

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   What did William Simpson say about the Prince's tour in India?

   • William Simpson wrote about the tour in his autobiography: "I have often described the Prince's tour in India as four months of the Lord Mayor's show". [ 3 ] In 1877, visited Athens, Mycenae and Troy, to document the excavations of Schliemann. [ 2 ]

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   Is this Simpson's best watercolour?

   • It is far from Simpson's best watercolour — and the most familiar representation of it is, in fact, not his original watercolour but a lithograph worked up from it in the offices of the publisher of his Crimean portfolio, The Seat of the War in the East.

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   William Simpson is widely-known known today as the war artist whose first-hand depiction of the Crimean War helped bring home the reality of that ill-managed campaign to the British public.

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   Born into poverty in Glasgow, Simpson went on to become one of the leading 'special artists' of his day, and sketched many scenes of war, culture and architecture around the world, for the Illustrated London News.

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6. www.glasgowlife.org.uk › william-simpson-digitisedWilliam Simpson Digitised - Glasgow Life

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   William Simpson’s reputation as an artist with humble beginnings in Carrick Street, Glasgow is well known, as is his position as a Glasgow celebrity, famous for his depictions of the Crimean War, leading to him gaining the nickname “Crimean Simpson”.

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   William Simpson (28 October 1823 – 17 August 1899) was a Scottish artist, war artist and war correspondent. Born into poverty in Glasgow, Simpson went on to become one of the leading 'special artists' of his day, and sketched many scenes of war for the Illustrated London News.

   • Nationality: British
   • Birth Date: October 28, 1823

   • Place Of Birth: Glasgow, United Kingdom
   • Death Date: August 17, 1899

8. www.vam.ac.uk › blog › caring-for-our-collectionsWilliam Simpson’s sketches from the Crimean War - V&A

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   May 5, 2016 · In 1854, shortly after the outbreak of the Crimean War, he was commissioned to create a drawing of the city of Sebastopol under siege. However, he was unable to find any source material to work from, as no British artist had ever been to Sebastopol to sketch it first-hand.

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9. libcat.csglasgow.org › web › arenaSimpson - Glasgow Libraries Online Library

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   William Simpson. William Simpson was born in Glasgow in 1823. On leaving school he trained as a lithographer with the engraver David MacFarlane and two years later entered a seven year apprenticeship with the lithographic printers and engravers Allan & Ferguson.

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    Explore: William Simpson. (1823 - 1899) Watercolourist and painter William Simpson was born in Glasgow, the son of a marine engineer and mechanic. He trained as a lithographer under David...