Marshal Pelissier and General Simpson, two great men on a morning visit at the Sardinian 'redoute de l'observatoire', 1855

Watercolour by Colonel George Cadogan (1814-1880), 1855.

Marshal Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier (1794-1864) succeeded Marshal Canrobert as French commander in the Crimea in May 1855. General Sir James Simpson commanded British forces in the Crimea immediately after the death of Lord Raglan in June 1855.

From an album of paintings and sketches of Colonel (later General Sir) The Honourable George Cadogan, 1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards; also known as 'Cadogan's Crimea', 1854-1856.