Fisher's Illustrations Of Constantinople And Its Environs
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Turkey (probably, drawn)
Britain (probably, engraved) - Date:
1838 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Thomas Allom, born 1804 - died 1872 (artist)
Fisher, Samuel (engraver)
Fisher, Son & Co. (publishers) - Materials and Techniques:
Etching
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SP.40:48
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 87, shelf TOP
Physical description
Etching of Kiz Kulesi, a tower on an islet on the Bosphorus, from a volume half-bound in blue calf. Each plate lettered with title, artists' names, and printer's name.
Place of Origin
Turkey (probably, drawn)
Britain (probably, engraved)
Date
1838 (made)
Artist/maker
Thomas Allom, born 1804 - died 1872 (artist)
Fisher, Samuel (engraver)
Fisher, Son & Co. (publishers)
Materials and Techniques
Etching
Marks and inscriptions
Fisher, Son & Co. London, & Quai de l'Ecole, Paris
Lettered
Dimensions
Height: 27.8 cm Size of covers, Width: 20.9 cm
Descriptive line
Etching of a drawing by Thomas Allom entitled 'Kiz Koulasi, Leander's, or the Maiden's Tower on the Bosphorus', engraved by S. Fisher for 'Fisher's Illustrations Of Constantinople And Its Environs', first and second series consisting of 98 plates over 2 volumes, published by Fisher, Son & Co., London & Paris. British School, 1838.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Etching; Printing
Subjects depicted
Towers; Lighthouses
Categories
Prints; Tourism & Travel
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
