Boghos Joussouff Bey
Drawing
1845-1850 (drawn)
1845-1850 (drawn)
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Drawing, 'Boghos Joussouff Bey' [Boghos Yusufian Bey], 1845-1850. Formerly attributed to Edward Lear
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Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, 'Boghos Joussouff Bey' [Boghos Yusufian Bey], 1845-1850. Formerly attributed to Edward Lear |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt. from Mavis Strange, c.1970.' |
Historical context | Boghos Yusufian was born at Smyrna in 1768 and became a dragoman. Went to Egypt, 1790, and became Muhammad Ali's chief adviser. Died 1844. See: Dr. R.R. Madden, Travels in Turkey, Egypt..., 1829, Vol.I, pp.216-7; C.L. Meryon, Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope ..., 1845, Vol.III, pp.65-6; Revue d'Egypte, 1 November 1895; A. Kardashian, Materiaux pour l'histoire des Armeniens d'Egypte [in Armenian], Venice, 1986. SD.568 must be a copy of an earlier portrait, datable, from the probable age of the sitter, to the 1820s. It may have been copied by an artist visiting Cairo in the late 1840s, or, if the original portrait was in Europe, by an artist who never visited Egypt. |
Production | Formerly attributed to Edward Lear |
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Accession number | SD.568 |
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Record created | February 24, 2008 |
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