Letters, 1857-1872 and n.d.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letters, 1857-1872 and n.d.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24778380

To Simpson from various correspondents. Topics include contemporary artists; a request for Simpson to tour the military camp at Delhi; execution of a painting "View of Calcutta" requested by Queen Victoria; the U.S. Civil War and the presence of "copperheads" in California; and criticism of a recent circular by an unidentified author promoting the sale of reproductions of paintings to the British public. In a letter from Constantinople Alexander Shand complained of the behavior of war correspondent Archibald Forbes.

26 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7137317

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zk5w58 (person)

Scotch war correspondent. From the description of Outlook for war in Europe : autograph manuscript. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538497 Archibald Forbes was a British author, perhaps most famous as a war correspondent. After graduating from Aberdeen University, he enlisted in the Royal Dragoons, but subsequently left the service and became a journalist. He covered various wars with great success and acclaim, and was noted for both the quality of his writing and his inge...

Shand, Alexander Innes, 1832-1907

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g76bj5 (person)

British novelist and biographer. From the description of Letter, 1870 Oct. 28, Farmingham, Kent, to Lord Houghton. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122545939 ...

Simpson, William, 1823-1899

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nc6m24 (person)

Artist and war correspondent for ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. From the description of Letters, 1857-1872 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24778380 William Simpson was born and educated in Glasgow; he apprenticed as an architect, and later as a lithographer. He moved to London and worked for the lithographers Day & Son, travelling to Sebastopol to cover the Crimean War in pictures. He travelled extensively, visiting Russia, China, Afghanistan, India, an...