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Çavus, or Palace Doorkeeper

Anonymous Greek artist

1809

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

romanesque Romanticism Early 19th Century Portrait

Dominant colour

Çavus, or Palace Doorkeeper is a 1809 watercolor by Anonymous Greek artist, a romanesque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

About this work

This watercolour shows a palace doorkeeper named Çavus. It was part of a big set made for a British diplomat in Istanbul. Stratford Canning came to Turkey in 1808. He hired a local artist to paint what he saw. The artist mixed Ottoman watercolour techniques with European perspective. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum for more on this series.