Içoglani, or Page to the Sultan

Anonymous Greek artist

1809

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century

About this work

This painting is called Içoglani, or Page to the Sultan. It's a watercolour work. The picture was part of a series commissioned by Stratford Canning during his time in Turkey. He hired a local artist to create these views and studies of Ottoman institutions and customs. To learn more about the style and influences behind this work, look up the movement: Romanticism.