ELD 133 — Pencil sketches by William Simpson
18 tiny pencil sketches of men, horses, and two samovars. This draft sketches are not by ELD, but were taken by William Simpson. These drafts were later assembled to one larger sketch and published as an engraving in the ILN 1885/1, on p. 282. Unlike the sketches ELD 001-107 this sketch was not photo-lithographed.
Enlargement 1 of Simpson's pencil sketches.
18 tiny pencil sketches of men, horses, and two samovars. This draft sketches are not by ELD, but were taken by William Simpson. These drafts were later assembled to one larger sketch and published as an engraving in the ILN 1885/1, on p. 282.
Unlike the sketches ELD 001-107 this sketch was not photo-lithographed.
Unlike the sketches ELD 001-107 this sketch was not photo-lithographed.
[Sketch, recto:] Gl. Lumsden’s breakfast kit. [Signed by William Simpson].
- The Illustrated London News 1885/1, p. 282: Engraving, based on a sketch by William Simpson, taken at this breakfast; p. 287, description of the breakfast:
Image No.
ELD 133
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission 1884-86
Series
ABC 6, ELD Sketches 108 to 134
Format
Pencil, British Library WD 407, size 220/180 mm
Place, date
Badghis, late November, 1884
Descriptors
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