William Simpson

British · 1823–1899 · Painter, Printmaker

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Scottish artist and war correspondent (1823-1899)

Born 1823, AustraliaDied 1899, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q2095810 ↗ULAN 500005218 ↗Museum works 10

Also known as Crimean Simpson, William Kelly Simpson

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Simpson, Valley of Vardan, Caucasus — **Valley of Vardan, Caucasus**1855–58 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of Drawings and Prints Gift…

William Simpson, The Tower of Babel or Birs Nimrud Restored — **The Tower of Babel or Birs Nimrud Restored**ca. 1885 · Watercolor over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henrietta and Christopher McCall Collection, …

William Simpson, The 'Diamond' Battery at the Siege of Sebastopol, 15 December 1854 — **The 'Diamond' Battery at the Siege of Sebastopol, 15 December 1854**1854
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich

William Simpson, The Sanchi tope, Tanjore — **The Sanchi tope, Tanjore**1861
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

William Simpson, Gateway of the Buddhist Top at Sanchi — **Gateway of the Buddhist Top at Sanchi**1865
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

William Simpson, Worship of the Devi at Kothi, near Chini — **Worship of the Devi at Kothi, near Chini**1860
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

William Simpson, View of the Kaiser Bagh in Lucknow — **View of the Kaiser Bagh in Lucknow**1864
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

William Simpson, Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, Benaras — **Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, Benaras**1864
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

William Simpson, Lama in a monastery working the prayer wheels — **Lama in a monastery working the prayer wheels**1861
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

William Simpson, Kailasanatha temple, Ellora — **Kailasanatha temple, Ellora**1862
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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