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Collection Area Visual Arts Language Not applicable Name Simpson, William, watercolour painter and journalist, 1823-1899

1. P2709

Reference (shelfmark):
P2709
Title:
'Cashmere Shawl Manufactory'. Reproduction of coloured lithograph after William Simpson , 1867. Two copies. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899), after
Scope & Content:
'Cashmere Shawl Manufactory'. Reproduction of coloured lithograph after William Simpson , 1867. Two copies.. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899), after
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867
Extent:
1 Item

2. WD137

Reference (shelfmark):
WD137
Title:
Lord Canning's return visit to the Maharaja of Kashmir at Sialkot (Punjab). 9 March 1860. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
Lord Canning's return visit to the Maharaja of Kashmir at Sialkot (Punjab). 9 March 1860. Sitting on Lord Canning's right are Sir Robert Montgomery (LieutenantGovernor of the Punjab, 1859-65), General. H. Wyndham, ArthurRoberts (Judicial Commissioner of the Punjab), and Lewin Bowring (Private ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD1012

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1012
Title:
The Ganges Canal, Roorkee, Saharanpur District (U.P.). Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
The Ganges Canal, Roorkee, Saharanpur District (U.P.). 1863. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Ganges Canal, Roorkee. Wm Simpson. 1863.’ Purchased 4 November 1956. Note: The Ganges Canal was opened by Lord Dalhousie in April 1854. Watercolour of the Ganges Canal at Roorkee in the Saharanpur Dis...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD1017

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1017
Title:
An indigo factory in Bengal. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
Watercolour of an indigo factory in Bengal by William Simpson dated 1863. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Indigo factory. Wm Simpson, 1863.’ Purchased 10 December 1958. This image is the original drawing for plate 38 of Simpson's, 'India, ancient and modern,' published in London in 1867. In the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD1365

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1365
Title:
The Bailey Guard Gate, Lucknow (U.P.). Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
The Bailey Guard Gate, Lucknow (U.P.). c.1861. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Bailey Guard Gate. Lucknow. Wm. Simpson.’ Water-colour; 10.75 by 14.75 ins. Purchased 2 May 1959.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1861
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD1599

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1599
Title:
A steamer moored to the bank of a river, probably at Rohri on the Indus; in the background an island fort. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
A steamer moored to the bank of a river, possibly at Rohri on the Indus; in the background an island fort. c.1860. Water-colour; 11.75 by 14.75 ins. Purchased 4 March 1961. Note: Uninscribed, but in same style as WD137, 1365, 1012 and 1017.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD3777

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3777
Title:
'Dak Gharry Travelling'. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
‘Dak Gharry Travelling. Wm Simpson 1863’. Water-colour; 24.5 by 35 cm. Purchased 1980. Note: Simpson describes travelling from Ranigunje to Delhi by dak gharry in 1859, see ‘Autobiography’, p.93.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD3778

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3778
Title:
'Source of the Krishna River'. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
‘Source of the Krishna River. Wm. Simpson 1865’. Water-colour over pencil; 24.7 by 35 cm. Purchased 1980. Note: Simpson visited the source of the Kistna River, north of Mahabaleshwar on 23 December 1861, see ‘Autobiography’ p.168.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD3840

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3840
Title:
The Maidan, Calcutta with a Hindu temple in the foreground and St Paul’s Cathedral beyond. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
The Maidan, Calcutta with a Hindu temple in the foreground and St. Paul’s Cathedral beyond, c.1860. Water-colour; 33.5 by 50.8 cm. Purchased 1981.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD3951

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3951
Title:
The Fort at Amber, Rajasthan, showing part of the Raj Mahal from the opposite bank of the Maota Lake, and low arched buildings used as elephant stables at the water’s edge. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
The Fort at Amber, Rajasthan, showing part of the Raj Mahal from the opposite bank of the Maota Lake, and low arched buildings used as elephant stables at the water’s edge, c.1860. Water-colour; 47.2 by 48 cm. Purchased 1983. Note: The proportions of the building have been exaggerated, a mina...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item