Lot Essay
Simpson was employed as an illustrator by the Illustrated London News and went to Abyssinia in 1868.
Lake Ashangi, Abyssinia
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William Simpson (1823-1899)
Lake Ashangi, Abyssinia
signed, inscribed and dated 'Lake Ashangi,/Abyssinia,/Wm. Simpson/1872' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening
14¼ x 21¼ in. (36.2 x 54 cm.)
Lake Ashangi, Abyssinia
signed, inscribed and dated 'Lake Ashangi,/Abyssinia,/Wm. Simpson/1872' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening
14¼ x 21¼ in. (36.2 x 54 cm.)