The Round Tower
Drawing
1869 (drawn)
1869 (drawn)
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Drawing from a sketchbook containing studies of figures, landscapes and buildings in the Crimea. 44 pages of white wove paper bound in cloth-covered boards.
Object details
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| Title | The Round Tower (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil |
| Brief description | 'The Round Tower'. Drawing in a sketchbook containing studies of figures, landscapes and buildings in the Crimea, 1869. William Simpson |
| Physical description | Drawing from a sketchbook containing studies of figures, landscapes and buildings in the Crimea. 44 pages of white wove paper bound in cloth-covered boards. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed and dated with title and Malakof. Sebastopol, 24th. April, 1869. (Malakoff and Malakhov are alternative spellings) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Historical context | The Malakov Kurgan is a hill to the east of Sebastopol, with a fortification (the Round Tower) on it. It was key to the defences, and Sebastopol finally fell in 1855 when the French stormed it after an 11 month siege. See the Illustrated London News, 26 June 1869, p.641. Simpson revisited the Crimea in April 1869, with the Prince and Princess of Wales: see Autobiography, 1903, pp.216-23. His account describes many of the subjects of these sketches. The Illustrated London News, from 22 May - 24 July 1869, reproduced illustrations derived from these sketches, with commentary by Simpson. |
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| Accession number | SD.978:16 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2008 |
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