The Bosphorus with the Allied Fleets at Anchor
Watercolour
1854 (painted)
1854 (painted)
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During the Crimean War the British, French and Turkish fleets anchored in the bay of Buyiikdere in the Bosphorus north of the city, within sight of the entrance to the Black Sea. The war generated an immense amount of interest in Turkey and its inhabitants and such views of 'the seat of war in the east' were very popular with the British; a similar but much larger example is dated October 1853 (Government Art Collection no. 1807).
Object details
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| Title | The Bosphorus with the Allied Fleets at Anchor (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, water- and bodycolour, on stiff paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, The Bosphorus with the Allied Fleets at Anchor, 1854, by Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated Preziosi 1854. |
| 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 Appleby (Ryder St.), Jan.1975, £85'. |
| Historical context | During the Crimean War, the British, French and Turkish fleets anchored in the bay of Büyükdere in the Bosphorus north of Constantinople. Cf. a larger view of the subject, showing the fleets in October 1853, in the Government Art Collection (no.1807). In the distance can be seen Anadolu Hisari on the Asiatic shore. |
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| Summary | During the Crimean War the British, French and Turkish fleets anchored in the bay of Buyiikdere in the Bosphorus north of the city, within sight of the entrance to the Black Sea. The war generated an immense amount of interest in Turkey and its inhabitants and such views of 'the seat of war in the east' were very popular with the British; a similar but much larger example is dated October 1853 (Government Art Collection no. 1807). |
| Bibliographic reference | Llewellyn, Briony and Newton, Charles. The People and Places of Constantinople : watercolours by Amadeo Count Preziosi 1816-1882. London, Victori & Albert Museum, 1985
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| Accession number | SD.825 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2008 |
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