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A view of the new Turkish Naval Buildings and Dockyards on the Golden Horn: Constantinople in the background

Watercolour
1820-1830 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Purser, William (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Turkey (painted)

Watercolour drawing


Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleA view of the new Turkish Naval Buildings and Dockyards on the Golden Horn: Constantinople in the background (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Water and bodycolour over pencil, heightened with white
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, A view of the new Turkish Naval Buildings and Dockyards on the Golden Horn: Constantinople in the background, 1820-1830, by William Purser
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.4cm
  • Width: 42.8cm
Styles
Orientalism
British School
Marks and inscriptions
Signed W. Purser
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.fr. Old Hall Gallery , Rye Jan.'63, £36 ex Sotheby's Sale, 9/1/63' [with SD.860 and SD.861].
Subjects depicted
Graveyards
Dockyard
Naval
Places depicted
Turkey
Istanbul
Kasimpasa
Pera
Bibliographic references
  • Searight, Rodney and Scarce, Jennifer M., A Middle Eastern journey : artists on their travels from the collection of Rodney Searight, Talbot Rice Art Centre, 1980
  • Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.862

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Record createdMarch 26, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148278/a-view-of-the-new-watercolour-purser-william/
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