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Rock-cut Chapel

Drawing
1869 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Category
Object type
TitleRock-cut Chapel (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
'Rock-cut Chapel'. 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.
Dimensions
  • Size of covers height: 22.4cm
  • Size of covers width: 28.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed and dated with title and Inkerman, 25th. April, 1869, and an inscription in Russian.
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
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.
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.978:18

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Record createdNovember 9, 2008
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