Portrait of Ekinci, a Muslim from Kerch
Watercolour
1856 (Painted)
1856 (Painted)
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| Place of origin |
Kerch is one of the most ancient cities in what is now Ukraine. It became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1475. In 1771 the Russian Army invaded the Crimea and in 1774, Kerch and Yenikale were ceded to Russia. Preziosi acted occasionally as a war artist during the Crimean War, 1854-1856, and this may be the reason that he depicted Ekinci, a native of Kerch.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Ekinci, a Muslim from Kerch |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Portrait of Ekinci, a Muslim from Kerch, 1856. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour of a man in a sheepskin waistcoat, with prayer beads and a long pipe |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ehingé Musulmano da Cherch / Crimea / 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 | Kerch is one of the most ancient cities in what is now Ukraine. It became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1475. In 1771 the Russian Army invaded the Crimea and in 1774, Kerch and Yenikale were ceded to Russia. Preziosi acted occasionally as a war artist during the Crimean War, 1854-1856, and this may be the reason that he depicted Ekinci, a native of Kerch. |
| Bibliographic reference | The People and Places of Constantinople. Watercolours by Amadeo, Count Preziosi
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings 1985 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.44-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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