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OverviewWilliam Simpson was born in the slums of Glasgow on the 28th October 1823. Despite receiving very little formal education, his early talents as an artist shone through and in later life he was to find recognition as a famous war correspondent and water colourist. In 1851 he moved to London and found employment as a Special Artist with Day and Son, one of the largest and most prominent lithography firms of the nineteenth century. He was sent to the Baltic, and then the Crimea to record the spectacular battle scenes, and it was there that he earned the name Crimean Simpson . Later he worked for the Illustrated London News and continued working with the fi rm until his death. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William SimpsonPublisher: InfoDial Ltd Imprint: InfoDial Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.681kg ISBN: 9780955655418ISBN 10: 0955655412 Pages: 420 Publication Date: 01 December 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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