William Simpson | The seat of the war in the East [first and second series]. London, 1855-1856, 2 volumes, deluxe hand-coloured edition
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| Auctioneer | Sotheby´s |
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| Lieu de l'événement | Royaume-Uni, London |
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ID 1076602
Lot 79 | William Simpson | The seat of the war in the East [first and second series]. London, 1855-1856, 2 volumes, deluxe hand-coloured edition
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£ 6 000 – 8 000
The seat of the war in the East [first and second series]. London: Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 1855-1856
FIRST EDITION, second issue (volume 1 with the key plates tipped in, but without the 12 pages of text, matching Abbey’s copy), 2 volumes, folio (565 x 380mm.), lithographed dedication page in volume 1, 81 TINTED LITHOGRAPH PLATES, FINISHED IN COLOUR BY HAND, including the two title pages, an additional mounted plate at the end of volume 1 titled “Spring in Crimea” (unsigned and not called for by Abbey), recent brown half morocco over contemporary purple-grey pebbled cloth boards, several plates and a few guards with expert repairs to edges, volume 2 title mounted on a tab
A FINE COPY OF THE DELUXE EDITION WITH HAND COLOURING. Thes remarkable depictions of the Crimean War were executed by pioneering war artist William Simpson, who sketched the scenes from his own first-hand experience.
Subjects depicted here include troop movements and encampments, battle scenes, batteries, burning buildings, views of the regional topography, and various sites of interest (both intact and in ruins). The artist was also concerned with the human toll exacted by the war, and the illustrations include softer, more intimate views such as an image of a hospital ward at Scutari (featuring a young Florence Nightingale), the Funeral Cortege of Lord Raglan, and a makeshift graveyard with a row of mounded graves covered in fresh snow.
In Abbey’s words, “These plates are indeed an impressive piece of work, not only artistically and technically, but also as pictorial reporting.”
| Artiste: | William Simpson (1823 - 1899) |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Impressions, graphiques, livres |
| Artiste: | William Simpson (1823 - 1899) |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Impressions, graphiques, livres |
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