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File:William Simpson - Attack on the Malakoff.jpg

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The Attack on the Malakoff by w:William Simpson. Print shows the French assault on the Malakoff, the main Russian fortification before Sevastopolʹ, on 7 September 1855. French soldiers advance from the left, Zouaves from the left foreground, crossing the ditch and engaging Russian soldiers in hand-to-hand combat on the right. This was published on 22 October 1855, less than two months after the battle, which is about as contemporary to the event as mass-reproduced colour images got at the time.


Français L'attaque de Malakoff par w:William Simpson. La gravure montre l'assaut sur Malakoff, la plus importante fortification russe devant Sébastopol, le 7 septembre 1855, au cours de la guerre de Crimée. Soldats français et Zouaves s'avancent, traversent le fossé, et engagent les soldats russes dans un combat au corps à corps. Ce document fut publié le 22 octobre 1855, moins de deux mois après l'événement, ce qui peut être considéré à l'époque comme contemporain pour ce type de reproduction de masse en couleurs.
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  • William Simpson, artist (1823-1899)
  • E[dmond]. Morin, lithographer (1824 - 1882), working for "Day & Son, lithrs. to the Queen"

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  • Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 13 & 14 Pall Mall East, publishers to Her Majesty
  • Paris : Goupil & Cie.
  • Leipzig: Otto Weigel
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