Turkish Fort of Chanak-Kaleh-si (asiatic Side). View Taken from the center of the strait
Watercolour
1849 (painted)
1849 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Turkish Fort of Chanak-Kaleh-si (asiatic Side). View Taken from the center of the strait (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Brown ink and wash over pencil |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Turkish Fort of Chanak-Kaleh-si (asiatic Side). View Taken from the center of the strait -'. 1849. Commander Montagu O'Reilly RN |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed Novr 1849. June 15. 1853. [C]hanak - Kaleh-si Pottery Castle. [...]22.guns. 171 [?]Embrasures [...] of Dardanelles sides here - [gr]anite shot; HMS Bellerophon & Retribution Dardanelle[s]; inscribed on the back with title and HMS Bellerophon, dated November.1849, and signed M [...] Reilly; also inscribed on the back No.8, signed Montagu O'Reilly, and inscribed HMS Retribution April 1854 (As O'Reilly notes, Çanak kalesi literally means Pottery Castle.) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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| Accession number | SD.710 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2008 |
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