Portrait of Hagiadur, an Armenian from Erzerum
Watercolour
1856 (Painted)
1856 (Painted)
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Erzerum is a strategic military town situated high in the mountains of Eastern Turkey, not far from the Kara Su or Black Stream, the source of the Euphrates river. It has been the scene of many tragedies in the series of wars with Russia in the 19th century and was occupied by them in the First World War.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Hagiadur, an Armenian from Erzerum |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Portrait of Hagiadur, an Armenian from Erzerum, 1856. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour of a man seated, holding a pipe |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Hagiadur Armino da Erzerum 1856
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| Object history | This is one of a group of 31 portraits, acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1900. They were once assembled in an album, but whether by Preziosi himself, or a member of his family, or subsequently, is not known. |
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| Summary | Erzerum is a strategic military town situated high in the mountains of Eastern Turkey, not far from the Kara Su or Black Stream, the source of the Euphrates river. It has been the scene of many tragedies in the series of wars with Russia in the 19th century and was occupied by them in the First World War. |
| Bibliographic reference | Llewellyn, Briony and Newton, Charles. The People and Places of Constantinople : watercolours by Amadeo Count Preziosi 1816-1882. London, Victori & Albert Museum, 1985
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| Accession number | D.45-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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