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A woman school-teacher sitting on a chair with birches in her hand as a small boy stands in front of her and another child holding a book looks on. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after T. Webster.

Two hunting dogs attack a stag, in a mountainous landscape. Etching by W.H. Simmons after a painting by R. Ansdell, 1840/1860?.

A young woman is sitting in a chair with a tapestry in a frame in front of her, trying to be distracted from the thought of her forced marriage. Engraving by W.H. Simmons, 1840, after J.H. Nixon.

A dying fisherman lying in bed is being consoled by Queen Victoria, seated by his side. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after G. Steell, ca. 1865.

A young child and its mother sit together saying prayers. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after T.M. Joy.

A wounded British officer returning from the Crimean War. Mezzotint by W.H. Simmons, 1863, after J.D. Luard, 1858.

Horsemen leading a large number of horses in a ring for sale at a horse fair. Coloured lithograph, 1871, by W. H. Simmons after R. Bonheur.

A maid bringing medicine and soup to her master who has a cold. Lithograph, 1857, after W.H. Simmons after J. Collinson.

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William Henry Simmons

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Images by William Henry Simmons

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A dying fisherman lying in bed is being consoled by Queen Victoria, seated by his side. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after G. Steell, ca. 1865.

A young woman is sitting in a chair with a tapestry in a frame in front of her, trying to be distracted from the thought of her forced marriage. Engraving by W.H. Simmons, 1840, after J.H. Nixon.

A wounded British officer returning from the Crimean War. Mezzotint by W.H. Simmons, 1863, after J.D. Luard, 1858.

Horsemen leading a large number of horses in a ring for sale at a horse fair. Coloured lithograph, 1871, by W. H. Simmons after R. Bonheur.

A young child and its mother sit together saying prayers. Engraving by W.H. Simmons after T.M. Joy.