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Lot Essay
It was after his trip to Cairo, accompanying the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1868, that Simpson found time to visit Jerusalem:
'It occurred to me at the time that as I was procuring quite new materials regarding Jerusalem, I would utilize my leisure wholly at that place, and make sufficient sketches for an exhibition.' (W. Simpson, The Autobiography of William Simpson, R.I.: Crimean Simpson, London, 1903, p. 211). It was not until 1872 that Simpson had completed enough drawings for his exhibition in Pall Mall. Simpson showed 40 drawings, a number of which were purchased by Lord Bute.
The site of the Convent of the Soeurs de Sion is traditionally thought to be where Pilot presented Christ to the people, the event in Christ's Passion known as the Ecce Homo. The present watercolour shows a statue of Christ bearing the crown of thorns.
'It occurred to me at the time that as I was procuring quite new materials regarding Jerusalem, I would utilize my leisure wholly at that place, and make sufficient sketches for an exhibition.' (W. Simpson, The Autobiography of William Simpson, R.I.: Crimean Simpson, London, 1903, p. 211). It was not until 1872 that Simpson had completed enough drawings for his exhibition in Pall Mall. Simpson showed 40 drawings, a number of which were purchased by Lord Bute.
The site of the Convent of the Soeurs de Sion is traditionally thought to be where Pilot presented Christ to the people, the event in Christ's Passion known as the Ecce Homo. The present watercolour shows a statue of Christ bearing the crown of thorns.