Topçular Barracks on the outskirts of Pera[?]
1809
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
![Topçular Barracks on the outskirts of Pera[?]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/81cd3e7e912c2328/full.webp)
1809
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor shows Ottoman barracks built in a Western style. They were part of Sultan Selim III’s push to modernize the army. By 1809, after his death, the buildings sat empty and falling apart. The scene was one of many views painted for British diplomat Stratford Canning. He traveled Turkey in 1808, hiring local artists to document what he saw. This work sits at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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