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Yedikule, or the Castle of the Seven Towers, Istanbul

Anonymous Greek artist

1809

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Yedikule, or the Castle of the Seven Towers, Istanbul 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 artwork depicts the Yedikule, or Castle of the Seven Towers, in Istanbul, rendered in dense water and bodycolour with a blend of Ottoman artistic techniques and European perspective. The composition includes a fortress structure accompanied by trees and figures in the foreground. Originally part of a larger series commissioned by Stratford Canning during his diplomatic mission to Istanbul, the drawings were later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1895 from his daughter, Charlotte Canning.

Read the full account in the museum source.