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(FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR.) Simpson, William. Eight ink and wash drawings for the Illustrated London News, or similar publications, executed on thin paper, mounted on card, in attractive French-ruled mats. Sight size varies around 200x300 mm. Condition generally good, but backing obscures some faults, as noted. France, 1870-71
Simpson was a prolific combat artist who first gained notoriety with the Crimean War and later went on to cover the Franco-Prussian War (as here) and the Paris Commune. This collection of drawings covers the War of 1870, including battles and scenes of daily life.
Arrival of two Prisoners at Mets[?] 1st. Aug. 1870 / Wm. Simpson. Fall of Strasborg / From one of the lunettes taken by the Prussians. / 27th Sept. 1871. Wm. Simpson. Group of Ouvriers / Creusot / March 1870 Fishing in troubled Waters. Pont de Neuilly, Paris. Wm. Simpson. April 1871. [Missing] Fire Brigade. (Some small loss of image at edges.) Train of Boats for Military Bridges, / going to the Frontier, Franco-Prussian War. / Wm. Simpson, July 1870. Mess of the French Soldier / Camp on the Moselle / Wm. Simpson. 1870. The Fort of Phalsburg. _ Wm. Simpson. Oct. 1870.
