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Illustration showing Ottoman domestic metalwork and a wooden inlaid box

Anonymous Greek artist

1809

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Still Life

Dominant colour

Illustration showing Ottoman domestic metalwork and a wooden inlaid box is a 1809 watercolor by Anonymous Greek artist, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

The story of this work

Overview

The illustration depicts Ottoman domestic metalwork alongside a wooden inlaid box, featuring objects such as a pen box, a perfume burner, coffee cups and tray, a brass bowl, and a long-spouted water jug. Created by an anonymous Greek artist likely associated with Konstantin Kapidagli’s circle, the work blends dense Ottoman watercolor and bodycolor techniques with European perspective and representation. The series was commissioned by Stratford Canning during his diplomatic mission to Istanbul in 1808–1809, with the original drawings later bound in a volume before being acquired by the…

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