The Galata Bridge with the Yeni Cami, Constantinople

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Count Amadeo Preziosi (Maltese, 1816-1882)
The Galata Bridge with the Yeni Cami, Constantinople
signed and dated 'Preziosi 1855' (lower left); and further inscribed 'Un pezzo del ponte con la/ m...' (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white on paper
9 ½ x 12 7/8 in. (24.3 x 32.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The first bridge that crossed the Golden Horn at Galata was called the Cisr-i Cedid (New Bridge). Constructed of wood in 1845, about three years after Preziosi had settled in Istanbul, it lasted until it was replaced by another wooden structure in 1863-4. In the background is the Yeni Cami, dominating the skyline.
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newton for their assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

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