Simond, Louis (1767-1831)
Simond was born in France, married to an Englishwoman and spent twenty years in America.
He was one of two Frenchmen (with M.A. Erny) who published images of poor Welsh people but had nothing to say on the subject.
(1) ‘Welch Shepherd / L.S. del. / I. Clark direx. Edinburgh Published by A. Constable & Co. Jany, 1815’
(2) ‘Welch Beggar Woman / L.S. del. / I. Clark direx. Edinburgh Published by A. Constable & Co. Jany, 1815’
(3) ‘Welch Girl / L.S. del. / I Clark direx. / Edinburgh. Published by A. Constable & Co., Jany. 1815.’
A French Traveller [Louis Simond], ‘’Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811: with remarks on the country, its arts, literature, and politics, and on the manners and customs of its inhabitants’ (Edinburgh : Archibald Constable, 1815)
French translation by the author from the English original: ‘Voyage d’un Français en Angleterre pendant les années 1810 et 1811: Avec des observations sur l'état politique et moral, les arts et la littérature de ce pays, et sur les mœurs et les usages de ses habitans.’ (Paris: Treuttel, 1816)
German translation: ‘Reise eines Gallo-Amerikaners (m. Simond's) durch Großbritannien in den Jahren 1810-1811.’ In zwei Theilen. Trans. Ludwig Schlosser. (Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1818)
