The Seat of War in the East

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Artist/Maker	Colnaghi (publishers) Simpson, William R.I. F.R.G.S. (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Printed letter from a series entitled 'The Seat of War', describing the artist's journey to the Crimea.

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Categories	Prints War
Object type	Print
Title	The Seat of War in the East (series title)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph Paper (Fiber Product) Printing
Brief description	Print depicting a copy of a letter by William Simpson in Balaklava, November 16th, 1854, describing his journey to the Crimea from a series entitled 'The Seat of War in the East', printed in London by Colnaghi & Co. Great Britain, ca. 1850s.
Physical description	Printed letter from a series entitled 'The Seat of War', describing the artist's journey to the Crimea.
Credit line	Forster Bequest
Subjects depicted	Wars Travel Journey Letters Crimean War
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	F.142:3B

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Record created	June 20, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1265136/the-seat-of-war-in-print-simpson-william-ri/

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