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Panorama of the mouth of the Golden Horn, taken from Pera

Lithograph
late 1850s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph, with additional colour by hand, depicting the mouth of the Golden Horn in Istanbul. Lettered with 'Drawn on the spot by Theodore E. Thrupp. TS Boys, Litho. Printed by Vincent Brooks King St. Covent Garden'. Also lettered with key to the panorama, from 'Entrance to the Bosphorus on the far left, to Bridge of Boats on the far right'.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Panorama of the mouth of the Golden Horn, taken from Pera (assigned by artist)
  • Constantinople (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph, with additional colour by hand
Brief description
Colour lithograph by T. S. Boys, after a drawing by Theodore Thrupp, entitled 'Panorama of the mouth of the Golden Horn, taken from Pera'. British School, late 1850s.
Physical description
Colour lithograph, with additional colour by hand, depicting the mouth of the Golden Horn in Istanbul. Lettered with 'Drawn on the spot by Theodore E. Thrupp. TS Boys, Litho. Printed by Vincent Brooks King St. Covent Garden'. Also lettered with key to the panorama, from 'Entrance to the Bosphorus on the far left, to Bridge of Boats on the far right'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.5 cm
  • Width: 66.8cm
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
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.581

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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