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Constantinople

Etching
1840s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching depicting Constantinople (Istanbul), in Turkey. Lettered with title and 'Drawn by C.Stanfield. Engd. by E.Finden. For Mr. Murray's New And Complete Edition Of The Life & Works Of Lord Byron'.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleConstantinople (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Etching by E. Finden, after a drawing by Clarkson Stanfield, entitled 'Constantinople', a plate from Murray's 'New and Complete Edition of the Life & Works of Lord Byron'. Great Britain, ca. 1840s.
Physical description
Etching depicting Constantinople (Istanbul), in Turkey. Lettered with title and 'Drawn by C.Stanfield. Engd. by E.Finden. For Mr. Murray's New And Complete Edition Of The Life & Works Of Lord Byron'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
  • Width: 10.4cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Places depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
SP.568

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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