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A Turkish official

Anonymous Greek artist

1809

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Orientalism Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

A Turkish official is a 1809 watercolor by Anonymous Greek artist, a Orientalism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Anonymous Greek artist
When & what style?: 1809 · Orientalism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

A figure is shown wearing a green robe and red baggy trousers, holding a cane, and sporting a large black-and-white turban. The work belongs to a series of views and studies commissioned by Stratford Canning during his diplomatic posting in Istanbul, with the artist likely connected to Konstantin Kapidagli’s circle. The drawings were originally bound together and later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1895 from Stratford Canning’s daughter.

Read the full account in the museum source.