The Bosphorus with the two forts, Rumeli Hisarı and Anadolu Hisarı

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Count Amadeo Preziosi (Maltese, 1816-1882)
The Bosphorus with the two forts, Rumeli Hisari and Anadolu Hisari
signed and dated 'Preziosi 1855' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
9 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (24.2 x 32.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This is a view looking south towards Istanbul, down the Bosphorus, near the village of İstinye, with Rumeli Hisarı (The Castle of Europe) on the right, and Anadolu Hisarı (The Castle of Asia) on the left in the distance.
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newton for their assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

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