The following is excerpted from the writing of Adrian Lipscomb, author and great grandson of the artist:
William Simpson (1823 - 1899)
"Prince of Pictorial Correspondents" *
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. His were the surrogate eyes of Empire in many Victorian military adventures, and he reported faithfully and, indeed, so (showing 500 of 15668 characters). |
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