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Mutfakçi or chef

Anonymous Greek artist

1809

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century turban

Dominant colour

Mutfakçi or chef is a 1809 watercolor by Anonymous Greek artist, a Romanticism work, depicting turban, 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

About this work

This watercolor shows a chef in a turban. It’s part of a big set made for a British diplomat. The artist mixes Ottoman style with European ways of drawing. The diplomat got to see Ottoman life up close in 1808. A local artist recorded what he saw, but we don’t know who it was. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.