An Officer of the Janissairies
Watercolour
1800-1820 (painted)
1800-1820 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Watercolour, `An Officer of the Janissairies', about 1800-1820, in the manner of Octavien Dalvimart
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | An Officer of the Janissairies (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour, heightened with white and gold; figure cut out and stuck down on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `An Officer of the Janissairies', about 1800-1820, in the manner of Octavien Dalvimart |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with title |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `W.T. Spencer. Jan.1970, £3'. |
| Historical context | Copy after plate entitled A Colonel Of The Janissaries, facing p.864 in J.C. Hobhouse, A Journey through Albania..., 1813. See VAM, DPD, 7923:28 for another copy of the same subject. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | SD.284 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2008 |
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