tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post5525615122826407459..comments2024-03-29T16:49:36.066+13:00Comments on Timespanner: William Henry “Zulu” Thompson (1841-1887): diorama showmanTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-39273833184463690112016-01-20T17:38:05.198+13:002016-01-20T17:38:05.198+13:00Thank you for writing this article on WH Thompson....Thank you for writing this article on WH Thompson. He is my G-G-Grandfather and I was lucky enough to discover the beginnings of his career and subsequently found your blog which tells me everything I needed to know. It seems he was a showman on and off the stage as other newspaper articles talk about his popularity with the ladies and his fancy clothing and jewellery. Sounds like he was an Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226582415125810111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-29820459782917036662011-02-28T08:57:07.286+13:002011-02-28T08:57:07.286+13:00Whenever I'm in Sydney and have time, I head t...Whenever I'm in Sydney and have time, I head to the Art Gallery of NSW which contains a number of my favourite paintings, among them the Defence of Rorkes Drift - the one you reproduce above via Wikipedia. This is a stunning canvas that captures the horror of war better than almost anything else I have seen. Here's an appropriate link to the gallery's site: http://Phil Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854510176299290565noreply@blogger.com