Live Auction 7470Exploration and Travel
William Simpson (1823-1899)
Lot 430

William Simpson (1823-1899)

Mongolia. Group near the Great Wall of China.

Closed27 September 2007

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GBP 3,750

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William Simpson (1823-1899)
Mongolia. Group near the Great Wall of China.
signed, inscribed and dated 'Wm. Simpson 1875 Mongolians. Great Wall of China.' (lower left and right), signed 'Wm. Simpson' and inscribed as titled on The Fine Art Gallery label on the reverse
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
6¾ x 4¾in. (17.2 x 12cm.)

Specialist note

Simpson covered the marriage of the Emperor of China for the Illustrated London News in 1872. He exhibited paintings from the Chinese tour at Mr Thompson's Gallery in Piccadilly (All Round the World) and published his own account (Meeting the Sun, London, 1874).