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TURKEY – MELLING – ISTANBUL – “View of the First Courtyard o…
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469
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TURKEY – MELLING – ISTANBUL – “View of the First Courtyard o…
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Estimate €350 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
TURKEY – MELLING – ISTANBUL – “View of the First Courtyard of the Seraglio” (View of the First Courtyard, also known as the Janissary Courtyard or the Ceremonial Courtyard). 1819. Etching engraved by PILLEMENT and LE ROUGE, finished by Née, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series “Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and along the Banks of the Bosphorus, based on the drawings of Mr Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III and draughtsman to the Sultana Hadidge, his sister”. Margins. 65 x 99 cm. Condition B/C (trace of original vertical centre fold, numerous foxing spots, short marginal tears, tear reinforced at the bottom fold).
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