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Main road between Silivri and Çorlu

Drawing
1794-1795 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Mayer, Luigi (artist)
Place of origin
Turkey (drawn)

Drawing


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleMain road between Silivri and Çorlu (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk, on laid paper, laid down on laid paper
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, Main road between Silivri and Çorlu, 1794-1795, by Luigi Mayer
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.4cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
Styles
Italian School
Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed Strada Maestra tra Silivria, e Ciurluk verso di Constantinopoli - and No.10 and signed L. Mayer dis:; inscribed on the back No:5
Translation
Main road between Silivri and Çorlu, towards Constantinople... signed L. Mayer drew [this]
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: - `Bt. Phillips Sept. 1975, £35 (with another)'
Historical context
Silivri and Çorlu are on the road between Adrianople (Edirne) and Constantinople. On the subject, see Searight Archive. SD.650-653 were probably executed in 1794 during the journey of Ainslie and his suite through the Balkans when returning to England from Constantinople. Thirty-two similar drawings from this journey, one dated 4 July 1794, are in a private collection, London: see list in Searight Archive. For details of Ainslie's party and their route, see extract from Foreign Office papers in Searight Archive.
Subjects depicted
Executions
Travellers
Coaches
Places depicted
Turkey
Çorlu
Silivri
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.651

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Record createdMarch 2, 2008
Record URL
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