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Constantinople

Drawing
1843-1844 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleConstantinople (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing, `Constantinople', 1843-1844. Sir George Scharf KCB FSA
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.2cm
  • Width: 22.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed with title, and numbered No 27
  • J WHATMAN 1840 (paper watermarked)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Historical context
SD.915-SD.919 are probably from a sketchbook. Cf. drawings of the Lycian ruins by Scharf, some pencil with white heightening, some pen and ink, in BM, Greek and Roman Department. Also pencil sketches, of Xanthus, Pinara etc., dated November 1843, in NPG archive. For the Lycian ruins see G. E. Bean, Lycian Turkey An Archaeological Guide, 1978
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.919

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Record createdApril 1, 2008
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