Interior of the Redan Battery after the Fall of Sebastopol, 1855
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Interior of the Redan Battery after the Fall of Sebastopol, 1855 is a 1855 watercolor by William R.I. F.R.G.S. Simpson, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a messy, rocky battlefield with soldiers and workers scattered everywhere. Some are standing, some are sitting, and a few are carrying tools or supplies. The colors are mostly dull browns and grays, with a few red and blue uniforms standing out. In the background, there’s a makeshift shelter and a horse tied up near a cliff. Notice how the artist didn’t smooth out the brushstrokes—everything looks rough and hurried, like the scene itself. This was made right after a battle during the Crimean War. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
This watercolour depicts the interior of the Redan Battery following its capture during the Siege of Sebastopol in 1855. The composition closely follows a contemporaneous photograph by James Robertson, taken shortly after the Russian withdrawal on September 8, 1855.
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William Simpson drew travel scenes in watercolor and pencil during the 1800s. He sketched A Doorway in Cairo in 1884, showing arched doorways and sunlight on stone. His 1855 Sebastopol: View from the Victoria Redoubt…
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