The Bosphorus with the Allied Fleets at Anchor

Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi

1854

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Early 19th Century

About this work

This watercolour shows Allied fleets at anchor in the Bosphorus during the Crimean War. The fleets from Britain, France and Turkey sat near Buyiikdere, close to the Black Sea’s entrance. Paintings of the “seat of war in the east” became big hits back in Britain. The war sparked British curiosity about Turkey. A larger version of this scene exists, painted in 1853. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.