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Entrance to the Golden Horn, Constantinople

Watercolour
1900-1930 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEntrance to the Golden Horn, Constantinople (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Grey wash heightened with white
Brief description
Watercolour, Entrance to the Golden Horn, Constantinople, 1900-1930. Artist unknown
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.4cm
  • Width: 22.1cm
Styles
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
SD.1277 appears to have been executed from a postcard view of Constantinople, probably by an amateur artist. For a former tentative attribution to W. L. Wyllie: see Searight Archive.
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SD.1277

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Record createdMay 1, 2008
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