Portrait of Mattia, a Croatian
Watercolour
1854 (Painted)
1854 (Painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1854, Croats like Mattia were settled in what is now modern Croatia, then under the control of Austria, and also in the neighbouring Ottoman province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Eventually the Ottomans ceded military control of the latter to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1878, with the Treaty of Berlin. The Turkish word for a Croat is Hirvat, reflecting the native word Hvrat.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of Mattia, a Croatian |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Portrait of Mattia, a Croatian. 1854. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour of a man in a red fez and brown cloak |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Mattia - Croato - 1854 |
| 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. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | In 1854, Croats like Mattia were settled in what is now modern Croatia, then under the control of Austria, and also in the neighbouring Ottoman province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Eventually the Ottomans ceded military control of the latter to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1878, with the Treaty of Berlin. The Turkish word for a Croat is Hirvat, reflecting the native word Hvrat. |
| 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.38-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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