By Robert Hay. Drawn on stone by J.C. Bourne, under the superintendence of Owen B. Carter, Architect. Ornamental t.p. added, with title: Views in... Show moreBy Robert Hay. Drawn on stone by J.C. Bourne, under the superintendence of Owen B. Carter, Architect. Ornamental t.p. added, with title: Views in Kairo, by R. Hay. Main Heritage Shelves General DT143 .H41 1840 Book Item-ID: i23858175 BIB-ID: 1012207 Show less
The album collects watercolour views of the Ottoman lands. The views include (approximate numbers): Turkey (60, including 19 of Constantinople and... Show moreThe album collects watercolour views of the Ottoman lands. The views include (approximate numbers): Turkey (60, including 19 of Constantinople and environs), Crete (15), Greece (13), Corfu (11), Iraq (14, including 5 of Baghdad and environs), Rhodes (3), Balkans (2), Romania (7), Albania (6), Syria (3), Bulgaria, Macedonia, the Caucasus, Sicily, and others unidentified. . A few of the watercolours have the original source noted, such as "from Grelot", "old print", "Askwith R.A.", "W. Hamilton" (presumably Hamilton's Researches in Asia Minor, 1842), "Rev. Vyv. Arundell" (presumably Arundell's Discoveries in Asia Minor, 1834), though most are unattributed, such as a number which may be traced to Buckingham's Travels in Mesopotamia (1827). Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. All watercolours have manuscript captions and are numbered in the top right; almost all are initialled or signed by the artist. The album is accompanied by a typewritten note (26 x 21 cm) referring to the 20 November 1963 Sotheby's sale of "Fine English 18th and 19th century drawings and paintings". Manuscript note at the front page "July 1861. Vol.II . Greek Drawings. 144". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2016.0019 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23491346 BIB-ID: 2506820 PROVENANCE Sotheby's, sale of "Fine English 18th and 19th century drawings and paintings", 20 November 1963, lot 16 Show less
By Robert Hay. Drawn on stone by J.C. Bourne, under the superintendence of Owen B. Carter, Architect. Ornamental t.p. added, with title: Views in... Show moreBy Robert Hay. Drawn on stone by J.C. Bourne, under the superintendence of Owen B. Carter, Architect. Ornamental t.p. added, with title: Views in Kairo, by R. Hay. Show less
