William Simpson

William Simpson (Glasgow, 1823 - 1899) foi um artista e um dos precursores do fotojornalismo que desenhou cenas da guerra para a imprensa britânica, particularmente da Guerra da Crimeia (1853 - 1856) para e Illustrated London News. Também fez ilustrações do Marajás de Caxemira.^[1]

Simpson chegou à península da Criméia em 15 de novembro de 1854 e ouviu disparos distantes. Embora tenha perdido as primeiras batalhas, ele conseguiu registrar os eventos antes da queda de Sebastopol. No final da década de 1850, ele foi enviado à Índia para esboçar cenas relacionadas à recente Revolta Sepoy. Em 1870, ele foi para a França para esboçar a Guerra Franco-Prussiana e a Comuna, em 25 de julho de 1870, Simpson partiu para o front indo de Nancy para Metz. Em 15 de outubro de 1878, Simpson deixou Londres a caminho do Afeganistão para fornecer ilustrações da guerra afegã que estourou. Viajando via Lahore e Peshawar, ele passou pelo Passo Khyber e testemunhou o 'primeiro tiro' disparado na Batalha de Ali Masjid.^[2][3][4][5]

• Brackenbury, G. & Simpson, W (1855). The campaign in the Crimea: an historical sketch (Londres: P. e D. Colnaghi).
• Simpson, William (1867). India ancient and modern: a series of illustrations of the country and the people of India and adjacent territories; executed in chromo-lithography from drawings by William Simpson; with descriptive literature by John William Kaye. Londres: Day and Son.
• Simpson, William (1874). Meeting the Sun: a Journey all round the World through Egypt, China, Japan and California, including an account of the marriage ceremonies of the emperor of China. (Londres: Longmans, Green, Reader, e Dyer).
• Simpson, William (1876). Picturesque people: being groups from all quarters of the globe. Londres: W. M. Thompson.
• Simpson, William (1896). The Buddhist Praying Wheel (Londres: Macmillan).
• Simpson, William (1899). The Jonah Legend. (Londres: Grant Richards).
• Simpson, William (1899). Glasgow in the Forties (ed. A.H. Miller). Morison Brothers.
• Simpson, William (1902). The seat of war in the East, from eighty-one drawings made during the war in the Crimea (Londres, Day & Son etc.).
• Simpson, William (ed. G. Eyre-Todd, 1903). The Autobiography of William Simpson (Londres, T. F. Unwin).

• Simpson, William, 'A contribution to the History of Lithography', The Lithographer, 1854
• Simpson, William, 'The architecture of India', RIBA Trans. (Royal Institute of British Architects), May 1862, pp. 165–178.
• Simpson, William, 'Arkite Ceremonies in the Himalayas', Good Words, 1866, pp. 601–608.
• Simpson, William, 'Praying Machines', Good Words, 1867, pp. 845–850.
• Simpson, William, 'An artist's jottings in Abyssinia', Good Words, 1 October 1868, pp. 605–613.
• Simpson, William, 'Church architecture of Abyssinia', RIBA Trans, 1869, pp. 234–246.
• Simpson, William, 'The Royal Quarries', Palestine Exploration Fund, 1870, pp. 373–379.
• Simpson, William, 'Jerusalem', Society for Biblical Archaeology, 1872, pp. 310–327.
• Simpson, William, 'The architecture of China', RIBA Trans, 1873, pp. 33–50.
• Simpson, William, 'China's future place in Philology', Macmillan's Magazine. Nov. 1873, pp. 45–48.
• Simpson, William, 'Gangootree', Alpine Journal, May 1874, pp. 385–397.
• Simpson, William, 'Symbolism of Oriental Ornament', Royal Society of the Arts Journal, Vol. 22, 1874, pp. 488–494.
• Simpson, William, 'The Modoc Region', RGS Procs. Vol. XIX, 1874–75, pp. 292–302.
• Simpson, William, 'Ark-Shrines of Japan', Society for Biblical Archaeology, 1877, pp. 550–554.
• Simpson, William, 'Architecture in the Himalayas', RIBA Trans. (Royal Institute of British Architects), Jan. 1883, pp. 65–80.
• Simpson, William, 'In the trenches before Sebastopol', English Illustrated Magazine, December 1895.
• Simpson, William, 'Winter and Summer in the trenches of Sebastopol', English Illustrated Magazine, April 1896, pp. 33–42.

• Watercolour Drawings of India, Thibet & Cashmire, catálogo da exposição, 1867.
• Underground Jerusalem, catálogo da exposição 1872.
• Round the World, catálogo da exposição 1874.
• India "Special", catálogo da exposição, 1876
• Catalogue of Exhibition of War Sketches by the late William Simpson, R.I., R.B.A., F.R.G.S. at Graves' Galleries, 6, Pall Mall, S.W. 1900.

Referências

1. ↑ «William Simpson». BNF (em inglês). Consultado em 3 de outubro de 2020 
2. ↑ Harrington, Peter, 'The Defence of Kars: Paintings by William Simpson and Thomas Jones Barker', Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol. LXIX, No. 277, Spring 1991, pp. 22–28
3. ↑ Millar, Alexander Hastie (1901). "Simpson, William (1823-1899)" . Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 345–347
4. ↑ Harrington, Peter (ed). (2016) William Simpson's Afghanistan: Travels of a Special Artist and Antiquarian during the Second Afghan War, 1878-1879. Solihull, UK, Helion
5. ↑ Pankhurst, Richard (ed). (2002) Diary of a Journey to Abyssinia, 1868 with the expedition under Sir Robert Napier KCSI, The Diary and Observations of William Simpson of the Illustrated London News. Hollywood, CA, Tsehai

Ligações externas

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• Lipscomb, Adrian. William Simpson (1823-1899) -- "Príncipe da pintura jornalística".

O Commons possui uma categoria com imagens e outros ficheiros sobre William Simpson

• Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library aquarelas, gravuras, diário e álbum da guerra afegã, 1878–79
• First Readings 2008- The Places in Between diário afegão (extratos) e aquarelas (seleção)
• Lipscomb, Adrian. William Simpson (1823-1899) -- "Prince of Pictorial Correspondents".
• William Simpson e Himalayan Architecture
• Simpson, William, 1823-1899, Hathi Trust Digital Library

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