Portrait of Âdile Hanim, a Turkish woman from Constantinople

Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi

1854

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism orientalism Realism Early 19th Century Portrait

About this work

This portrait is of Âdile Hanim, a Turkish woman from Constantinople. It's a watercolour painting from 1854. The painting is notable for being a straightforward portrait of a Turkish woman, which was uncommon at the time. The circumstances of how the artist managed to create this likeness are not known. To learn more about the style and context of this painting, look up the movement: Realism.