Two women and a child, outside a mosque
Watercolour
about 1843 (Painted)
about 1843 (Painted)
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These Turkish women are veiled and are wearing the all-enveloping ferece, or a kind of cloak, over their dresses. However, the little girl is dressed in a miniature version of what her mother might wear, and does not need a veil.
Object details
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| Title | Two women and a child, outside a mosque |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Two women and a child, outside a mosque, about 1843. Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas, known as Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour of two women with a young girl, outside a mosque. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed Preziosi |
| Object history | This drawing is part of a group of 34 bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1907. [D.14-1907-D.47-1907]. |
| Subject depicted | |
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| Summary | These Turkish women are veiled and are wearing the all-enveloping ferece, or a kind of cloak, over their dresses. However, the little girl is dressed in a miniature version of what her mother might wear, and does not need a veil. |
| Bibliographic reference | Briony Llewellyn & Charles Newton The People and Places of Constantinople. Watercolours by Amadeo, Count Preziosi
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings 1985 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.23-1907 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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