Vue de Constantinople, Prise de la tour de Leandre
Paris: Treuttel et Wurtz, c.1819. Notes: A fine view of Constantinople (Istanbul) during the early 19th century, showing a procession of boats going down the Bosphorus with a fine birds eye view of the city in the background.
Antoine Ignace Melling (1763–1831) was a painter, architect and voyager who is counted among the “Levantine Artists”. He is famous for his views of Constantinople, a town where he lived for 18 years. He was imperial architect to Sultan Selim III and Hatice Sultan and later landscape painter to the Empress Josephine of France. His most influential work is published as Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore.
, Image Size : 486x910 (mm), 19.13x35.83 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 615x988 (mm), 24.21x38.90 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Views Asia Near East Turkey;. Very Good. Laid on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Item #P4239
Notes: A fine view of Constantinople (Istanbul) during the early 19th century, showing a procession of boats going down the Bosphorus with a fine birds eye view of the city in the background.
Antoine Ignace Melling (1763–1831) was a painter, architect and voyager who is counted among the “Levantine Artists”. He is famous for his views of Constantinople, a town where he lived for 18 years. He was imperial architect to Sultan Selim III and Hatice Sultan and later landscape painter to the Empress Josephine of France. His most influential work is published as Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore.
, Image Size : 486x910 (mm), 19.13x35.83 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 615x988 (mm), 24.21x38.90 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Views Asia Near East Turkey;.
Price: $2,750.00