Item #105511 'One of the Wards in the Hospital at Scutari'. Florence NIGHTINGALE, William SIMPSON.
[NIGHTINGALE, Florence]. SIMPSON, William

'One of the Wards in the Hospital at Scutari'

[London, Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 1856].

A tinted lithograph, with highlights added by hand, matted (visible image size 270 × 432 mm) and behind glass in a period-style frame (external dimensions 470 × 660 mm), with an engraved metal title-plaque mounted on the bottom edge.

A few faint spots of foxing; bottom left-hand corner of the mat a little darkened; in excellent condition.

An original tinted lithograph showing Florence Nightingale tending to wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. This print comes from William Simpson's important plate book 'The Seat of War in the East' (1855-6)

Abbie 'Travel in Aquatint and Lithography' 237.75.

Item #105511

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