View of Constantinople
London: R. Bowyer, 1810.
Print. Color aquatint. Sheet measures 14 3/4" x 22 1/2". Image measures 10 3/4" x 20 3/4".
Beautiful view of Constantinople as it was in the 18thc., overlooking the Bosphorus to the Blue Mosque. Some foxing along center fold line but otherwise in good condition. Luigi Mayer studied with Piranesi in Rome and was later in the service of the King of Naples, for whom he made views of Sicily. In 1792 Mayer was hired in Constantinople as resident artist to a young Englishman touring the Levant. Mayer then joined the entourage of Sir Robert Ainslie (1729-1812), who had taken up the position of ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. This print is an excellent example of his work. Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $500.00
Item #320871