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TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - “View of the second inner cour…
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470
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TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - “View of the second inner cour…
See original version (French)
Estimate €350 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - “View of the second inner courtyard of the Seraglio” (View of the second courtyard of Topkapı Palace, also known as the outer courtyard. On the left, the imperial harem and the imperial divan. On the right, the imperial kitchens). 1819. Etching engraved by Schroeder and Desmaisons, finished by Duparc, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series “A Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and 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, foxing and signs of sun damage, short marginal tears, tears reinforced at the top and bottom folds).
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