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Constantinople and the Bosphorus from above Scutari

Watercolour
ca. 1837 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Schranz, Giuseppe (Joseph or Josef) (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Turkey (painted)

Watercolour drawing of a landscpae looking over the Bosphorus, with figures in the foreground.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Landscapes
Tourism & Travel
Object type
Watercolour
TitleConstantinople and the Bosphorus from above Scutari (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, and gum, stuck down on card
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, Constantinople and the Bosphorus from above Scutari, about 1837. Circle of Giuseppe (Joseph or Josef) Schranz (1803-after 1853)
Physical description
Watercolour drawing of a landscpae looking over the Bosphorus, with figures in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 246mm
  • Sheet width: 440mm
  • Sheet height: 257mm
  • Sheet width: 450mm
Styles
Maltese School
Orientalism
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Historical context
The view extends from the Sea of Marmara to Galata. Another version was sold Phillips, 7.9.70. Seven views of Constantinople by the same hand, watercolour, on paper watermarked J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL 1834, inscribed on the back, 25.5 x 45 cm., were sold Sotheby's 16.10.81 (57). Giuseppe's sisters, Margerita and Francesca, visited him in Constantinople, 1836-7, and Margerita returned there, 1838-41 (see Cutajar, 1987). There is no record of any drawings by either sister, but it is not impossible that SD.963-SD.965 are by one of them.
Subject depicted
Panoramic View
Places depicted
Turkey
Istanbul
Bosphorus
Scutari
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.963

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Record createdApril 3, 2008
Record URL
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